The Boyer-Moore Algorithm
Pattern matching is a fundamental problem in computer science with applications in text processing, search engines, DNA sequencing, and more. The [Boyer-Moore algorithm][boyer–moore-wikipedia], introduced by [Robert S. Boyer][boyer] and [J Strother Moore][moore] in 1977, remains one of the most efficient algorithms for string matching in real-world applications. It takes advantage of information gleaned during the mismatching process to skip portions of the text, often achieving sublinear time complexity on average.