The Middleman Data Structure

The Middleman Data Structure
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The perfect visualization of linked lists doesn't exi—

Linked lists in a nutshell: a node pointing to another node pointing to yet another node, forming a chain of references where each element only knows about the next one in line. Just like this guy on the phone who doesn't actually have what you need but knows someone who knows someone...

Traversing a linked list is basically just following a trail of middlemen until you finally reach the data you wanted 500 pointers ago. O(n) complexity, O(n²) frustration.

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