Monthly Archives: January 2011

Perplexing Probability – Things are not always obvious

Posted on January 17, 2011 by spsneo

Note: Below mentioned story is a purely hypothetical one. Think of it as just another probability problem. Don’t get into the complexities of real world. Everything you need to ponder upon is already mentioned in the story. After the recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Probability | Tagged | 3 Comments

What’s wrong with binary search!

Posted on January 11, 2011 by spsneo

There’s a bug in the code of “Binary Search” as most of us write it. When asked most of us code binary search as – int binary_search(int *a, int len, int key) { int low = 0; int high = … Continue reading →

Posted in Algorithm, Binary Search, Google | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

What’s been keeping me busy these days?

Posted on January 8, 2011 by spsneo

Of late, I have not been adding new pages to my blog. A lot has changed since I last blogged. From an undergrad student at IIT Guwahati to a Software Developer at Adobe India now. Transitioning from one role to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Memory Management Algorithms, Nova, OpenStack, Page Replacement Algorithms, Swift, Trading Algorithm | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments