Week 3 - Computer Science
From Stacks and Queues to Agent Memory: Old Containers in New AI Systems
A bridge article connecting classic data structures to modern AI engineering: queues for jobs, stacks for traces, maps for context, graphs for retrieval, and heaps for ranking.
Abstract: AI systems may feel emergent, but they still depend on old containers and invariants. Agent memory needs maps. Retrieval needs graphs and indexes. Ranking needs heaps or scores. Workflows need queues. The metaphysical twist is simple: what looks like intelligence often begins as disciplined storage.
LinkedIn angle
Use this to reconnect AI engineering with durable computer science fundamentals in a non-snobbish way.