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A simple path from a node to its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/implementing-red-black-tree-in-go-part-1-the-search-and-insert-operation-5hcv3c1hv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5hcv3c1hV.png og:image:alt: Implementing Red-Black Tree in Go — Part 1, The Search and Insert Operation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Implementing Red-Black Tree in Go — Part 1, The Search and Insert Operation **[Hacker Noon](https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The root of the red-black tree is black The leaf is always black The black node can have either a black or red node. A simple path from a node to its descendant leaves always has the same number of black nodes. 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