Cord Lab

The Cord Lab challenged me to implement and manipulate cords, which are tree-like data structures that efficiently handle string operations. This project required a solid understanding of C programming, including explicit memory management and pointer-based data structures.

Efficient String Operations:

• Implemented the cord data structure to perform string concatenation in constant time, a significant improvement over traditional string handling methods.
• Functions like cord_new, cord_length, and cord_join were implemented to ensure optimal performance.

Pointer-Based Data Structures:

• Created and manipulated complex data structures using pointers, enhancing my understanding of low-level programming concepts.
• Ensured robustness by implementing data structure invariants and handling edge cases, such as NULL pointers.

Recursive Algorithms:

• Developed recursive functions like cord_charat and cord_tostring to navigate and manipulate the cord structure efficiently.
• Implemented cord_sub to return substrings without modifying the original cord structure, maximizing memory efficiency through structure sharing.

Completing the Cord Lab has significantly improved my technical expertise in low-level programming and efficient data structure implementation. The skills and knowledge I gained are essential for developing high-performance software and understanding the inner workings of computer systems.

• C
• Data Structures
• Efficient String Operations
• Recursive Algorithms
• String Manipulation
• Explicit Memory Allocation
• Pointer Manipulation