Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms with Eric Lippert

Join Scott and Eric Lippert for a lively tour through Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms , a fresh take on timeless topics that flips the script on how programmers think about core tools of the trade. Eric shares why he wrote a book that avoids the predictable interview-prep regurgitations, and instead dives into clever, lesser-known data structures and algorithmic ideas that he’s encountered over a long career in language design and tooling. You’ll hear how immutability can make data structures both simpler and faster, why backtracking shows up everywhere from tree search to puzzle solving, and how a deeper understanding of performance and abstraction can change the way you architect code. Along the way Eric reveals how to reconnect joy with problem solving, find surprising patterns that scale across domains, and build intuition that serves you long after the syntax fades from memory.

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Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms with Eric Lippert is an episode from Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman by Scott Hanselman.

This episode is 00:32:35 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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