Understanding final vs Static final in Java
Java provides various modifiers to control the behavior of classes, methods, and variables. Two such modifiers are final and static final. Let's delve deeper into their significance and differences...
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java
Time Based Key-Value Store Solution
Design a time-based key-value data structure that can store multiple values for the same key at different time stamps and retrieve the key's value at a certain timestamp...
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leetcode
Mastering Reactive Pagination with Spring Boot and MongoDB
As we delve into the realms of sophisticated data management, we will be harnessing the strengths of Spring Boot, the agility of MongoDB, and the responsiveness of reactive programming to implement an efficient pagination system. Pagination is a critical feature, instrumental in enhancing user experience and application performance. By the end of this guide, you'll have a deep understanding of reactive pagination, equipping you with the skills to manage large data sets with ease and proficiency. Let's get started...
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spring boot
java
mongodb
The number of Weak Characters in the Game
You are playing a game that contains multiple characters, and each of the characters has two main properties: attack and defense. You are given a 2D integer array properties where properties[i] = [attacki, defensei] represents the properties of the ith character in the game....
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House Robber Leetcode Solution
You are a professional robber planning to rob houses along a street. Each house has a certain amount of money stashed, the only constraint stopping you from robbing each of them is that adjacent houses have security systems connected and it will automatically contact the police if two adjacent houses were broken into on the same night...
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javascript
java
python
rust
Kata - Correct the Time String
In this [kata](https://www.codewars.com/kata/57873ab5e55533a2890000c7/), you are given a string that represents a time in the format "HH:MM:SS". The string may be in the wrong format, or it may be missing some characters. Your task is to correct the string so that it represents a valid time...
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javascript
TestContainers with Spring Boot
Testcontainers is a Java library that provides lightweight, disposable containers for running integration tests. It's a useful tool for testing applications that rely on external dependencies like databases or message queues...
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spring boot
Cribsheet for String in Java
Strings are immutable in java. It's best to convert string to StringBuilder/StringBuffer so that it's memory efficient for string manipulation...
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interview
Transforming a blocking method to a reactive one using Spring Reactor
Reactive programming is becoming increasingly popular in modern software development, and the use of reactive frameworks like Spring Reactor and RxJava is becoming more common. Reactive programming is an event-driven approach to programming that emphasizes asynchronous data streams, non-blocking I/O, and functional programming...
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reactive programming
java
Cribsheet for Set in Java
A set in Java is a collection that stores a unique set of elements. This means that there are no duplicates in a set. You can define set using HashSet, TreeSet, or LinkedHashSet...
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java
interview
Find if Path Exists in Graph leetcode solution
It's a easy problem on Graph in leetcode to find if a path exist in graph...
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leetcode
java
Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree Leetcode solution
Design an algorithm to serialize and deserialize a binary tree. There is no restriction on how your serialization/deserialization algorithm should work. You just need to ensure that a binary tree can be serialized to a string and this string can be deserialized to the original tree structure...
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java
python
design
Apply Discount To Prices leetcode solution
A sentence is a string of single-space separated words where each word can contain digits, lowercase letters, and the dollar sign '$'. A word represents a price if it is a sequence of digits preceded by a dollar sign...
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java
python
string
Sort Characters By Frequency solution leetcode
Given a string s, sort it in decreasing order based on the frequency of the characters. The frequency of a character is the number of times it appears in the string...
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leetcode
java
python
heap
Minimum Consecutive Cards to Pick up solution leetcode
An interesting problem on leetcode to find minimum number of ways to pick up consecutive cards. We will start with a brute force algorithm that would exceed in time limit. Later we will improve upon this algorithm using hashmap...
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leetcode
java
python
hashmap
Leetcode - All Divisions With the Highest Score of a Binary Array
You are given a **0-indexed** binary array `nums` of length `n`. `nums` can be divided at index `i` (where `0 <= i <= n`) into two arrays (possibly empty) nums
left and nums
right..
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hashmap
array
java
python
Course Schedule Leetcode Solution
There are a total of numCourses courses you have to take, labeled from 0 to numCourses - 1. You are given an array prerequisites where prerequisites[i] = [a
i, b
i] indicates that you must take course b
i first if you want to take course a
i...
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leetcode
graph
bfs
java
python
Remove-all-adjacent-duplicates-in-string-ii Solution
You are given a string s and an integer k, a k duplicate removal consists of choosing k adjacent and equal letters from s and removing them, causing the left and the right side of the deleted substring to concatenate together...
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stack
python
java
scala
javascript
Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree
Questions involving the binary tree data structure are very popular in tech interviews, and can be challenging and varied! A binary tree is a data structure consisting of a collection of nodes (starting at a root node), where each node consists of a value (data), together with a directed edges to at most two nodes (the "left child" and "right child"), with the additional conditions that no two edges point to the same node and no edge points to the root. I recently solved an interesting problem on binary tree...
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java
python
javascript
scala
Ternary String solution Codeforces - 1354B
Ternary string is an interesting problem that could be solved using two pointers techniques. It's a convenient way to keep track of multiple indices. This helps in making decisions based on two values...
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codeforces
two pointers
java
python
Coin Change solution leetcode
It's one of the most popular questions on leetcode that seems very easy at first. Coin change is a classic dynamic programming problem. I will proceed with an obvious (albeit wrong) solution and subsequently proceed to an efficient correct solution...
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leetcode
dp
java
python
Maximum Subarray
There's an interesting problem I recently solved on leetcode based on dynamic programming. My
Github repository contains list of all problems that I have solved. I often start with a brute force approach without fretting about time complexity. Later I try to improve my algorithm for a better efficient solution...
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dp
java
python
Getting started with Graph Part 1
Graph are data structures made of vertices & edges. There are lots of interesting problems that can be solved using graphs. Part 1 covers the basic for creating a template for graph data structure...
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graph
java
implementation
Recursively sort a array
I recently came across a simple telephonic interview problem. The problem was to sort an array recursively. But even numbers need to be placed before odd numbers. At first glance it was obvious that it was a simple case of implementation of merge sort...
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algorithm
java
code
Three Sum Problem Leetcode Solution
Given an array nums of n integers, are there elements a, b, c in nums such that a + b + c = 0? Find all unique triplets in the array which gives the sum of zero...
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two pointers
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