Big-O notation gives you the ability to describe how fast your code will run if given a large problem. It does not base anything on how fast or slow your computer actually is. It just looks at the steps needed to solve the problem and how they scale as the problem gets bigger.
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37: Big-O Notation. Take It To The Limit.
Big-O notation gives you the ability to describe how fast your code will run if given a large problem. It does not base anything on how fast or slow your computer actually is. It just looks at the steps needed to solve the problem and how they scale as the problem gets bigger.