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by seanwilson 3553 days ago
> To be fair, LinkedList is of very limited use. I can't think of a scenario I'd use it in beyond an LRU cache.

It's more the point that not knowing they exist is a very strong indicator you haven't read even introductory text on algorithms and data structures. I barely use them either but when I'm thinking of solutions to problems they're a useful concept to know.

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Yeah, agreed. They are extremely simple.