--- title: Reading an algorithm is not the same as understanding... description: A visualization tool called DSA View View lets learners step through algorithm execution to watch variables like left, mid, and right change in real time,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/reading-an-algorithm-is-not-the-same-as-understanding-its-runtime--coeuxt3xf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Reading an algorithm is not the same as understanding its runtime. | daily.dev og:description: A visualization tool called DSA View View lets learners step through algorithm execution to watch variables like left, mid, and right change in real time,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/reading-an-algorithm-is-not-the-same-as-understanding-its-runtime--coeuxt3xf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CoeUXT3Xf.png og:image:alt: Reading an algorithm is not the same as understanding its runtime. 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. # Reading an algorithm is not the same as understanding its runtime. **[nyaomaru](https://daily.dev/sources/graxwfjk0eop4zs3tdzdr)** · [@nyaomaru](https://daily.dev/nyaomaru) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A visualization tool called DSA View View lets learners step through algorithm execution to watch variables like left, mid, and right change in real time, rather than mentally simulating the logic. The tool is demonstrated on three classic problems: Two Sum, Binary Search, and Bubble Sort, aiming to make learning data structures and algorithms less abstract and boring. ## Content Binary Search is a good example. The implementation is tiny, but while learning it you still need to track: - `left` - `mid` - `right` - the remaining search range That mental simulation is often harder than the code itself. I built DSA View View so you can step through the execution and see those values change instead of holding everything in your head. In this article, I use it to walk through: - Two Sum - Binary Search - Bubble Sort [https://dev.to/nyaomaru/is-learning-dsa-boring-lets-use-dsa-view-view-two-sum-binary-search-and-bubble-sort-374o](https://dev.to/nyaomaru/is-learning-dsa-boring-lets-use-dsa-view-view-two-sum-binary-search-and-bubble-sort-374o) ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Lear Data Structures and Algorithms Visually](https://daily.dev/posts/lear-data-structures-and-algorithms-visually-uk37akbzk) · freeCodeCamp · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#binary-search](https://daily.dev/tags/binary-search) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/reading-an-algorithm-is-not-the-same-as-understanding-its-runtime--coeuxt3xf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/reading-an-algorithm-is-not-the-same-as-understanding-its-runtime--coeuxt3xf","headline":"Reading an algorithm is not the same as understanding its runtime.","text":"A visualization tool called DSA View View lets learners step through algorithm execution to watch variables like left, mid, and right change in real time, rather than mentally simulating the logic. 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