Is Dart good for data structures and algorithms?
Yes. It is typed and class-based, close to Java or C# in shape, so a Node<T> class with a nullable next is exactly what it looks like, and dart:collection covers more than most standard libraries. Two things are worth knowing: the core SDK has no priority queue, and a Map or Set literal is a LinkedHashMap or LinkedHashSet, which remembers insertion order: handy for output, but not the same promise as a sorted map.
Which Dart classes match which data structures?
List is a dynamic array and your stack; Map and Set are hash tables, insertion-ordered by default; dart:collection adds Queue (a ListQueue, a ring buffer, unless you choose DoubleLinkedQueue), LinkedList for entries that extend LinkedListEntry, and SplayTreeMap and SplayTreeSet, self-adjusting ordered trees. For a heap, the Dart team's package:collection provides PriorityQueue. Tries and graphs you write yourself.
Does Dart have a priority queue?
Not in the core SDK. dart:collection stops at queues, linked lists and splay trees, and PriorityQueue lives in package:collection, a package the Dart team maintains but you add yourself. That makes a heap a fair thing for a Dart interview to ask you to write, and step two is where you write one.
What is a splay tree, and when should I use SplayTreeMap?
A splay tree is a self-adjusting binary search tree: every access moves the node it touched to the root, so recently used keys are quick to reach again, and operations cost O(log n) amortized, not guaranteed on every single call. Use SplayTreeMap when you need keys in sorted order, the smallest or largest key, or the nearest key on either side of a value, through firstKeyAfter and lastKeyBefore. The AVL tree you build in step two takes the other approach, rebalancing on every change to keep its height strictly bounded.
Which courses on this path are not taught in Dart?
Three: dynamic programming and the Python interview series, taught in Python, and bit manipulation, taught in C++. They are listed after the steps, each with a link that opens it in its own language. A memo in Dart is a List or a Map, and toRadixString(2) prints an int in binary, the quickest way to check what a mask actually holds.
Do I need to know Dart before starting this path?
Classes, generics, lists, maps and null safety, at least. If those are new, Coddy's Dart course takes you there first, free, and this path picks up where it ends.