1.a large East Indian tree,Tectona grandis,of the verbena family, yielding a hard, medium brown wood. 2.the wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding, furniture-making, etc. [1665–75; earlierteke< Portugueseteca< Malayalamtēkka] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010...
so you feel the data structures and algorithms in your bones. In higher level languages like Python or Java, these are hidden from you. In day to day work, that's terrific, but when you're learning how these low-level data structures are built, it's great to feel close to the metal...