JavaScript DSA Roadmap
? JavaScript DSA Roadmap (Beginner to Confident)
? Phase 1: Foundations
- What is DSA?
- Why interviews care about it
- Time & Space Complexity (Big O)
- JS fundamentals: arrays, objects, loops
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? Phase 2: Core Data Structures
| Data Structure | Key Concepts | Use Cases |
|----------------|--------------|-----------|
| Arrays | Indexing, iteration, memory | Lists, ordered data |
| Stacks | LIFO (Last In First Out) | Undo, backtracking |
| Queues | FIFO (First In First Out) | Scheduling, requests |
| Linked Lists | Nodes + pointers | Dynamic memory, efficient inserts/deletes |
| Hash Tables | Key-value pairs | Fast lookup, caching |
| Trees | Hierarchical data | DOM, file systems, databases |
| Graphs | Nodes + edges | Social networks, maps |
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?? Phase 3: Core Algorithms
| Algorithm Type | Examples | Key Skills |
|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
JavaScript DSA Roadmap
| Recursion | Factorial, Tree traversals | Base case, call stack |
| Searching | Linear, Binary Search | Efficient lookup |
| Sorting | Bubble, Merge, Quick Sort | Compare & organize |
| Two Pointers | Reverse array, pair sum | Optimize loops |
| Sliding Window | Max sum, substring search | Subarray problems |
| Divide & Conquer | Merge Sort, Quick Sort | Break problem into pieces |
| Greedy | Coin change, activity select | Optimal at each step |
| Backtracking | N-Queens, permutations | Try all possibilities |
| Dynamic Programming| Fibonacci, knapsack | Store subproblem results |
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? Phase 4: Problem Solving Practice
- Practice platforms: LeetCode, HackerRank, NeetCode, Codewars
- Start easy, work up to medium
- Focus on **understanding patterns**
- Use JavaScript only
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? Phase 5: Interviews & Real-World Use
- Learn to **talk out loud** when solving
- Relate structures to real dev work:
- Caching (hash maps)
- Game logic (graphs, DP)
- UI trees (trees + recursion)
- API queues (queues/stacks)