In some cases you will know the path, or partial path, to the node you are looking for. This is often found when you are searching a HTML file (the Document Object Model or DOM), XML file, or similar storage structure. In that case, you can use something similar to XPATH for XML documents, or…
A depth first search algorithm analyzes the first child node for a match, and if one is not found, then it moves to that nodes children. This repeats until either a depth limit is reached, or there are no more children. Because of the complexity of some trees, consider a list of all websites to…
The first, and one of the most common methods to search is using a breadth first search (BFS) pattern. In this case, you start at the root node of the tree, and evaluate the first child determining if you have a match. If not, you move to its sibling and then the next, until there…
When working with a very large list of items, you might want to use a weighted search. One where instead of jumping to the middle, you try to get closer to your choice. Consider you had list with values between 1 and 10,000,000, and you were looking for an item with a value of 8,536,324….
Search for a job can be tough. Wouldn’t it be easier to get found by employers? Well here are some simple steps you can take to increase the chances of you being found by employers on job sites like CareerBuilder, Monster, and others. Get Found by Employers on Job Boards was originally found on Access…
