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12/08/2025

01:54 PM Ruby Feature #21720: Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (heapify, heappush, heappop)

herwin (Herwin W) wrote in #note-1:
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### Update (response to feedback)
Thank you for pointing out the fragility of the module-style API that operates dir... rahulk501 (Rahul Kumar)

11/30/2025

04:49 AM Ruby Feature #21720 (Open): Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (heapify, heappush, heappop)

**Title:** Add a native Binary Heap / Priority Queue to Ruby's Standard Library (`heapify`, `heappush`, `heappop`)
**Problem**
Ruby currently lacks a native binary heap / priority queue data structure in the standard library.
Us... rahulk501 (Rahul Kumar)