An interactive, Windows 98-inspired showcase of what I am learning about data structures and algorithms during my master's degree at Western Governors University (WGU).
This repository started as a place to keep my code, explanations, and practical use cases. I like connecting technical ideas to familiar things, such as Japanese-inspired wheels, to make each data structure and algorithm easier to explain and visualize.
As I shared what I was learning with friends and coworkers, I wanted to give them something more engaging than a collection of source files. That idea became this interactive desktop: visitors can explore folders, open examples, read the code, and run Python directly in the browser.
The desktop also includes a course-study quiz template with competency scores, topic-level feedback, answer explanations, weak-area practice, and attempt history saved locally in the browser. The question bank is being developed from course-aligned source material.
The project is a growing record of my learning, not a finished reference guide. I will continue adding examples and improving the visual experience as I progress through my degree.
- Core data structures
- Searching and pathfinding algorithms
- Greedy algorithms and heuristics
- Dynamic programming
- Hash tables
- Trees, binary search trees, and AVL trees
- Explanations, examples, and real-world use cases
Because the desktop loads its file system data in the browser, serve the project through a local web server instead of opening index.html directly.
For example, with Python installed:
python -m http.server 8000Then visit http://localhost:8000.
- The interactive desktop concept was inspired by SK Career OS on Perplexity.
- Windows 98 icons are from Windows 98 Icon Viewer by Alex Meub.
This is a personal educational project created to document and share my understanding. The examples reflect my learning process and may evolve over time.