Computer Science for Frontend

The algorithmic and data-modeling foundations that show up in real UI work.

Part: 00 · Foundations · Priority: Critical

Taxonomy

Second-level groups and their articles. Each article is a standalone entry following the template; its filename is the kebab-case form of the title.

Data Structures

• Trees & the DOM as a Tree
• Graphs & Dependency Modeling
• Hash Maps & Sets
• Stacks & Queues
• Linked & Persistent Lists

Algorithms

• Tree Diffing Algorithms
• Traversal (DFS, BFS)
• Searching & Filtering
• Sorting & Comparators
• Memoization & Dynamic Programming

Complexity & Cost

• Big-O for UI Operations
• Amortized Cost & Batching
• Space vs Time Trade-offs

Modeling Change

• Immutability & Structural Sharing
• Finite State Machines
• Statecharts & Hierarchical States

Execution Models

• Concurrency vs Parallelism
• Determinism & Idempotency

Index only. One canonical home per concept — overlapping ideas are owned here and cross-linked from other domains, never duplicated.