Date: 2013aug30
Updated: 2016jun23
Language: Java
Q. What Java collections do you prefer?
A. There are many collections classes but it pays to use a limited
number. One good reason: so you can pass results from one function to another.
java.util.ArrayList - growable array
java.util.HashMap - hash (associative array)
java.util.Hashtable - when you need a synchronized hash (associative array)
java.util.Stack - stack
java.util.HashSet - set (check if something is a member)
java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue - queue for communication between threads
java.util.TreeSet - case insensitive set
java.util.TreeMap - case insensitive hash