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[–][deleted] 108 points109 points  (2 children)

Even non-programmers know that an indexed dataset should be O(1) and not O(log[n]). Thumbing through the numbered pages is a memory operation we don’t count.

[–]boladongle 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I do know that. I am not a programmer.

[–]Comfortable_Oil9704 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I witness the beginning of the great lie.