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What Building a C++ Benchmarking Suite Taught Me About "Simple" Data Structures

We all know the Big-O complexity of basic data structures. Arrays are O(n) for search. Hash maps are O(1). Linked lists are... well, complicated.

  • Implemented clean, educational C++17 benchmarking suite for arrays, linked lists, and hash maps.
  • Discovered polymorphism overhead and used templates internally for performance-critical code.
  • Explored growth strategies for dynamic arrays, finding 2.0x growth fastest for pure insertion speed.
The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track vehicles based on their…

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