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A data structure supporting O(1) random access and worst-case O(1) append?
I saw an answer a while ago on StackOverflow regarding a provably optimal vector
("array list") data structure, which, if I remember correctly, lazily copied elements onto a larger vector so that it wouldn't cause a huge pause every time the vector reallocated.
I remember it needed O(sqrt(n)) extra space for bookkeeping, and that the answer linked to a published paper, but that's about it... I'm having a really hard time searching for it (you can imagine that searches like optimal vector are getting me nowhere).
Where can I find the paper?