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Quora: Can an introductory problem be solved using dynamic programming?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 15 0

To answer this question, I used an example from LeetCode: Can an introductory problem be solved using dynamic programming? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: Why Doesn’t Project Euler Have Editorials?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment May 8 0

In the world of competitive programming, an editorial is an article that explains the solution to a problem. Project Euler is different from competitive programming sites, and they also have a different philosophy about editorials: Why does Project Euler not have any editorials? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, […]

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LeetCode 1818: Minimum Absolute Sum Difference

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 28 0

A detailed solution for LeetCode 1818: Minimum Absolute Sum Difference. I’m posting some LeetCode model solutions this year. For more about this, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: How to Read Cracking the Coding Interview

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 21 0

Books, especially technical ones, aren’t all organized the same way, so it’s good to have a plan for reading them: Should I first try to solve the problems from Cracking the Coding interview or read the book? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: What to Do When You’re Stuck on a Competitive Programming Problem

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 14 0

Some advice about what to do when you’re stuck on a coding puzzle: What should I do when I’m at the point where I can’t solve a competitive programming question? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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Quora: How to Get Better at Competitive Programming

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Apr 7 0

Versions of this question pop up regularly on Quora. Here are my current thoughts on the topic: What is an absolute best way to become better at competitive programming? I know practice is the most important thing, but what kind of schedule would I need for this (problems a day, difficulty of problems, etc.), and […]

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Quora: Is LeetCode Useful for Beginning Competitive Programmers?

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Mar 31 0

If you’re interested in competitive programming, does it make sense to start with LeetCode, or should you use a traditional competitive programming platform like Codeforces or Topcoder? Is LeetCode good as a starting point for competitive programming? (answer) I’m writing some answers on Quora this year. For more information, see A Project for 2021.

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How to LeetCode

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Mar 24 0

LeetCode has been running a writing contest during February and March of this year. Here’s what I submitted: How to LeetCode: What I Learned from a Year of LeetCoding Challenge Problems.

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LeetCode 322: Coin Change

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Mar 17 0

Problem LeetCode 322: Coin Change (Medium) Problem Statement: You are given a set of coin denominations (integers) and an amount of change to make using only these coins. Return an integer representing the smallest number of coins sufficient to make the given amount of change. You may use as many coins of each denomination as […]

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LeetCode 152: Maximum Product Subarray

By Duncan Smith Leave a Comment Mar 10 0

Problem LeetCode 152: Maximum Product Subarray (Medium) Problem Statement: Given an array of integers, return the largest possible product of a contiguous subarray. Some notes: A contiguous subarray is a range of values [i..j], where i and j are positions in the input array. For this problem, the subarray must contain at least one value […]

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  • Competitive Programming Frequently Asked Questions: 2018 In Review
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