Data Structures visualizer

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  Main page(Array)

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  (Linked List)

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  (Stack)

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  (Queue)

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  (Linear Search)

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  (Binary Tree)

Inspiration

The inspiration for this project came from the common struggle students face when learning data structures in computer science courses. Abstract concepts like arrays and linked lists can be hard to understand through textbooks and static diagrams alone. Many students need visual, interactive demonstrations to see how operations like insertion, deletion, and searching actually work step-by-step. The goal was to close this gap between theory and understanding by creating an engaging, animated visualizer that makes these basic concepts easy to grasp.

What it does

Data structure visualizer is an interactive web application that provides real time visual representation of fundamental data structures. This website visualise operation performed by some major data structures such as Array , LinkedList , Stack , Queue , Binary Tree.

How we built it

The project was built using vanilla web technologies to ensure broad compatibility and ease of understanding: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), Animation System using css,

Code Features

1.Modular Functions: Separate functions for each operation (insert, delete, search, traverse), 2.Clean Separation: HTML structure, CSS styling, and JavaScript logic kept separate

Challenges we ran into

Using vanilla code to implement such a project is a bit difficult, We faced many problems some of them are : 1.Animation Timing Synchronization, 2.CSS Animation Conflicts, 3.User Input Validation,

Accomplishments that we're proud of

1.Smooth Animation System, 2.Performance Optimization, 3.Visual Learning, 4.Immediate Result of operation, 5.Intuitive Interface: Simple, clean design that doesn't distract from learning, 6.Interactive Learning Tool.

What we learned

By implementing this project, we have learnt many things some of them are, 1.Advanced CSS Animations, 2.Asynchronous JavaScript, 3.DOM Manipulation, 4.User Experience Design, 5.Testing and Debugging.

What's next for Data Structures visualizer

This project is just a base model of data structure virtualization as we are restricted to use only vanilla code . We haven't implemented major animations and major components of different data structures , I hope in future, we can implement many difficult data structures such as hash map , graphs, AVL tree , red black tree , tries. We can also enhance the algorithm behind the code . We can also make it server dependent also can enhance the user experience.

Built With

• css
• html5
• javascript