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Stack vs Queue

Runs one identical script of pushes and pops through both a stack and a queue at the same time. Same inputs, same operations — but LIFO reverses the order and FIFO preserves it. Everything that separates the two structures is visible in the divergence.

Best
O(1)
Average
O(1)
Worst
O(1)
Space
O(n)