When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

Hey! I noticed that the repo doesn’t yet have Dijkstra’s Algorithm, which is super useful for finding the shortest path in weighted graphs. I’d love to add it. Here’s what I plan to do: Implement ...

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O(m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Brookdale Senior Living will be required to adopt corporate governance reforms and pay $1.9 million in attorneys’ fees and expenses under the terms of a settlement to a lawsuit over the company’s ...

Spell checking is such a ubiquitous feature of today's software that we expect to see it in browsers and basic text editors, and on just about every computing device. However, 50 years ago, it was a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...

If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a slippery concept. Perhaps one day there’s an accident or road closure ...

Using Vis.js I want to realistically implement Dijkstra's Algorithm (Shortest Path Algorithm in Graphs) and create a website with options to generate a graph and solve it just by button click with the ...