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Sofia Ramirez · OfCourse

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Sofia Ramirez

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Computer Science · Georgia Tech · Class of 2028

Joined September 2025

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DiscussionBFS vs DFS: when does it actually matter which one you use?Bright · 13 litCS 1332

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DiscussionCS 1332

BFS vs DFS: when does it actually matter which one you use?

SRSofia Ramirez21 Lumens·Georgia Tech

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on Study group for Fall 2026? Meeting in the library· CS 1332 · 3 weeks agoCount me in. Thursdays are best.
on BFS vs DFS: when does it actually matter which one you use?· CS 1332 · 4 weeks agoOh, that's a good point I hadn't thought about. Thanks!
on How I studied for CS 1332 (and went from panicking to an A)· CS 1332 · 2 months agoHow early did you start implementing things yourself? Before or after lecture?

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Data Structures & Algorithms
Fall 2025 · 4 contributions

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I can implement both, but I get stuck deciding which one a problem wants. My current rule of thumb: - BFS when I care about the fewest edges (shortest path in an unweighted graph), or want to explore "layer by layer." - DFS when I need to fully explore one bra…