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How to decide between pre-emptive split or non pre-emptive split and pre-emptive or non pre-emptive merge for a BTree?
The reason it is not debated is because it is obvious, the reason that B-tree was invented, and subsequently B* tree is to reduce the frequency of rebalancing. Splitting and merging both involve ...
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