The more you understand about data structures and algorithms, and how they work together, the more efficient your Java programs will be. This tutorial launches a short series introducing data ...

How to recognize and use array and list data structures in your Java programs. Which algorithms work best with different types of array and list data structures. Why some algorithms will work ...

The Java Platform provides the most commonly used data structures in the form of the Collections Framework, and it provides a rich API to operate on them. In this first article in a two-part ...