Programming Throwdown

In this duo episode, Jason and Patrick introduce us to the world of hash maps, from buckets and hash functions, to differences between open and closed addressing, to minimal perfect hashes and locality sensitive hashing. A familiarity with hash maps is an oft-overlooked but highly sought-after skill, and it can be a valuable asset for those eyeing a career in programming.Along with the main topic, Jason and Patrick also talk about some of their latest interests: books, gadgets, tools and games.This episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:00:01:27 Playing games with Oculus Quest: Acron, Racket: Nx, Gorn, Superhot 00:11:05 News: “I Made a Water Computer” by Steve Mould00:14:56 colinfurze00:15:52 News: Comprehensive guide to Attention Mechanisms00:21:53 News: Starship SN1500:25:18 News: MailSync now Open source (GPL)00:28:34 Jason’s Book of the Show: Elon Musk00:32:04 Patrick’s Book of the Show: Ready Player Two00:33:40 Jason’s Tool of the Show: Datadog00:38:44 Patrick’s Tool of the Show: I Expect