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\chapter{General}
\section{General Tips}
\runinhead{Information Source.} Keep the source information rather than derived information (e.g. keep the array index rather than array element).
\runinhead{Information Transformation.} Need you keep the raw information to avoid information loss (e.g. after converting \pyinline{str} to \pyinline{list}, you should keep \pyinline{str}).
\runinhead{Element Data Structure} When working with ADT, you should use a more intelligence data structure as type to avoid allocating another ADT to maintain the state (e.g. \javainline{java.util.PriorityQueue<E>}). 
\runinhead{Solving unseen problems.} Solving unseen problems is like a search problems. You need to explore different options, either with dfs or bfs.
\runinhead{Small samples.}  Try out with some small input sample.
\runinhead{Corner cases.} Atypical input.