Talk:Sentinel node

Merge: Sentinel value

I'm proposing a merger with sentinel value here, because I think they're the same thing... Not entirely sure if there are distinctions between the two terms, though? ~ Booyabazooka

• They're used to solve the same problem but they are definitely different things. I've put some more information on the page and removed the merge tag.

• I share this opinion. ~ Denherm — Preceding undated comment added 12:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Use or reference of the sentinel node

In the article we see the initialization of a sentinel node. But so far, this is pointless, unless we see an example or piece of code, where the sentinel node works as a sentinel. --Nomen4Omen (talk) 17:48, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Tone and overall quality of this article

• This article reads like it was written by somebody who is deeply offended by the very concept of sentinel nodes in liked lists, which is frankly a bit goofy. The only reference is to a magazine article from a programming magazine that has not been in publication for over a decade. I do not have time to do it myself, but this article really, really needs a rewrite badly. --Halcy (talk) 21:30, 29 July 2020 (UTC)