Technology
In another duo episode, Jason and Patrick give an in-depth introduction to trees, their many types, approaches and functions, and their importance in modern programming. Also, peppered throughout the episode are the games, books, tools, and ideas that have currently piqued their interest.This episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:00:00:17 Avoiding drama at work00:07:10 News: C++20 (7:10)00:09:37 News: Play Co-op Diablo II in the browser00:12:58 Wreckfest00:15:07 Kaboom00:17:45 The future of remote work00:24:46 Jason’s Book of the Show: Debt: The First 5000 Years00:27:08 fractional-reserve banking00:31:30 DeFi, distributed finance00:33:08 Patrick’s Book of the Show: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the Illustrated Edition00:35:49 (Ad) Audible00:37:05 Jason’s Tool of the Show: Vagrant00:41:04 Patrick’s Tool of the Show: Zach Gage Games00:45:03 (Ad) ConfigCat00:46:03 feature flags00:47:03 Trees: why are they important? 00:49:43 The divide and conquer approach00:51:34 The agglometric approach00:55:57 Choosing the right tree and algorithm00:57:56 Keeping trees balanced01:01:10 binary trees01:02:52 binary trees and machine learning01:05:28 b-trees01:10:04 spatial trees: the k-d tree01:16:50 k-d trees and multidimension01:18:42 quadtrees and octrees01:21:44 r-treesResources mentioned in this episode:Books Debt: The First 5000 Years, by David Graeber https://amzn.to/3uKEoe9 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Illustrated Edition, by JK Rowling https://amzn.to/2R6ILSs Games Diablo II browser game http://clouddiablo.com/ Wreckfest https://www.thqnordic.com/games/wreckfest Zach Gage Games http://stfj.net/ Tools Vagrant https://www.vagrantup.com/ Kaboom https://replit.com/kaboom Articles Article on C++20: https://oleksandrkvl.github.io/2021/04/02/cpp-20-overview.html The debate over remote work: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56771539 Get ConfigCat: https://configcat.com/Get Audible: http://www.audibletrial.com/programmingthrowdownIf you’ve enjoyed this podcast, you can listen to more programming news and updates like this one on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM You can also help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★