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		whycombagator on July 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data struct... I really like this thread, but now I am concerned which of these will show up in a future interview. Edit: forgot to add mine. Not obscure by any means but Fenwick Trees are very cool IMO https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenwick_tree

pmontra on July 23, 2022 [–]

"I remember a thread on HN about uncommon data structures. Do you also follow that site?"

It could be a good answer to start bonding with the interviewer. Then nobody knows everything. Go for a reference and show that you can understand it.

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