Episode notes
Welcome back to our podcast on data structures! Today we're combining two powerful concepts from our previous episodes to create something truly robust: Period 9: Arrays of Records. This structure is a cornerstone of data management and forms the basis for many real-world applications, like databases and spreadsheets.
Our main goal is to help you describe and implement arrays of records. We'll start by explaining this concept with a simple, familiar analogy: a "table". Imagine a spreadsheet where each row is a record (like a specific person's information) and each column is a field (like their name, age, or city). An array of records is simply a collection of these individual records, allowing you to store and manage multiple instances of the same data type ...