PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

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 ...

The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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 ...

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.

Implement Dijkstra's algorithm. Start with the template I provided in code.js and test your new function. I have not provided any test code, but you can base yours on test code from other exercises.

Abstract: The aim of this hybrid algorithm is to design and refine a path-finding technique that integrates A * (A-star) and Dijkstra's algorithms, enhancing the efficiency of route planning by ...

Atomfall has a few puzzles for you to solve, and one of the first that you will likely run into is at the entrance to Data Storeroom C, which is located in the Interchange’s Data Store Charlie. Here, ...

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 ...