DSA Algorithm Visualizer

A web-based interactive tool for visualizing data structures and algorithms, built to help students understand sorting algorithms through real-time animations. It will likely be unimpressive at first but I plan to learn and develop skills that will change that. I will prioritize front-end at first then expand from there.

Project Overview

This project will provide a step-by-step visual representations of popular sorting algorithms, allowing users to see exactly how each algorithm processes data. Perfect for computer science students, tutors, and anyone learning algorithmic concepts.

Technologies Used

• React - Frontend framework for component-based UI
• JavaScript - Core programming language with modern syntax
• Tailwind CSS - CSS framework for styling
• Vite - Modern build tool and development server
• HTML5 & CSS3 - Web standards for structure and styling

Planned Features

• Data Structures:

  • Arrays (in progress)
    • Array Based Stack
      • Monotonic Stack
    • Array Based Queue
      • Circular Queue
  • Linked Lists
    • Linked List Based Stack
    • Linked List Based Queue
  • Deque
    • Python and C++ implementation (super cool)
  • Binary Trees
    • Binary Search Tree
    • AVL Tree
    • Red-Black Tree
  • Graphs
    • Adjacency List
    • Adjacency Matrix

• Sorting Algorithms:

  • Bubble Sort
  • Quick Sort (in progress)
  • Merge Sort (in progress)
  • Insertion Sort
  • Selection Sort

• Search Algorithms:

  • Linear Search (in progress)
  • Binary Search
  • Jump Search (not sure yet)
  • Interpolation Search (not sure yet)

• Enhanced Features:

  • Algorithm comparison mode
  • Performance statistics
  • Save/load custom arrays
  • Algorithm complexity analysis
  • Step-by-step code walkthrough

Project Goals

• Educational: Help students visualize and understand algorithms
• Interactive: Provide hands-on learning experience
• Accessible: Clean, intuitive interface for all skill levels
• Comprehensive: Cover major DSA topics taught in computer science courses
• Mastery: Master DSA through programming a visualizer

Contributing

This personal project is mostly for me to learn and practice new things, suggestions and feedback are welcome!