Conclusion

Implementing Kruskal's algorithm demonstrates core CS abilities like working with graphs, greedy algorithms, union-find structures, and analyzing time complexity. These fundamentals are at the heart of many technical interviews.

At a high level, Kruskal's works by processing edges from lowest to highest weight, adding them to the MST one-by-one, skipping any that form cycles. This greedy approach results in the overall minimum spanning tree.

Thank you for following along with this tutorial on Kruskal's algorithm.