🚀 Day 35 of my #100DaysOfCode Journey Today, I solved the LeetCode problem: Valid Anagram Problem Insight: Given two strings, check if one is an anagram of the other. Approach: • First, check if the strings have the same length; if not, return false • Convert both strings to character arrays • Sort both arrays • Compare the sorted arrays — if equal, the strings are anagrams Time Complexity: • O(n log n) — due to sorting the arrays Space Complexity: • O(n) — for the character arrays Key Learnings: • Sorting is a simple and effective way to compare character compositions • Edge cases like different lengths should be handled first • Breaking the problem into small steps makes it easy to reason about Takeaway: Sometimes, sorting can reduce a seemingly complex problem into a simple comparison. #DSA #Java #LeetCode #100DaysOfCode #CodingJourney #ProblemSolving #Strings
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🚀 Day 84/100 – 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐈 🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Binary search works great on sorted arrays, but duplicates introduce ambiguity — making it harder to decide which half is sorted. 💡 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚: Use modified binary search Identify the sorted half Handle duplicates by shrinking the search space ⚡ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: Find 𝐦𝐢𝐝 If 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 → 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝐥𝐨𝐰++) Check which half is sorted Narrow down search accordingly #Day84 #100DaysOfCode #Java #DSA #LeetCode #BinarySearch #CodingJourney
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🚀 Day 58 of #100DaysOfCode Solved 165. Compare Version Numbers on LeetCode 🔗 🧠 Key Insight: Version strings are split by "." into multiple revisions. We compare each revision numerically (not lexicographically). Example: "1.01" = "1.1" (leading zeros don’t matter) ⚙️ Approach (Split + Compare): 1️⃣ Split both versions using "." 🔹 version1 → s1[] 🔹 version2 → s2[] 2️⃣ Traverse till max length of both arrays 3️⃣ For each index i: 🔹 num1 = i < s1.length ? parseInt(s1[i]) : 0 🔹 num2 = i < s2.length ? parseInt(s2[i]) : 0 4️⃣ Compare: 🔹 if num1 < num2 → return -1 🔹 if num1 > num2 → return 1 5️⃣ If all equal → return 0 ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n + m) 📦 Space Complexity: O(n + m) (for split arrays) #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #Strings #TwoPointers #Java #InterviewPrep #CodingJourney
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🚀 Day 64/100 Today’s problem: Find all strings that are substrings of another word 🧠 What I learned: - How to compare strings using nested loops - Using ".contains()" to check substrings efficiently - Importance of breaking early to optimize performance - Strengthening problem-solving with brute-force approach 💡 Key Insight: Sometimes simple solutions (O(n²)) are enough when constraints are small. No need to overcomplicate! 🔁 Consistency > Perfection #Day64 #DSA #Java #CodingJourney #Consistency #KeepLearning #100DaysOfCode
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💡 Day 41 of LeetCode Problem Solved! 🔧 🌟28. Find the Index of the First Occurrence in a String🌟 Task : • Given two strings needle and haystack, return the index of the first occurrence of needle in haystack, or -1 if needle is not part of haystack. Example 1: Input: haystack = "sadbutsad", needle = "sad" Output: 0 Explanation: "sad" occurs at index 0 and 6. The first occurrence is at index 0, so we return 0. Example 2: Input: haystack = "leetcode", needle = "leeto" Output: -1 Explanation: "leeto" did not occur in "leetcode", so we return -1. #LeetCode #Java #DSA #ProblemSolving #Consistency #100DaysOfChallenge #CodingJourney #KeepGrowing
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Day 65 — LeetCode Progress (Java) Problem: Find All Numbers Disappeared in an Array Required: Given an array of size n containing numbers in the range [1, n], return all the numbers that are missing from the array. Idea: Compare the expected range [1…n] with the actual elements to identify missing values. Approach: Initialize a set containing all numbers from 1 to n. Traverse the array: Remove each element from the set The remaining elements in the set are the missing numbers. Time Complexity: O(n) Space Complexity: O(n) #LeetCode #DSA #Java #HashSet #Arrays #Algorithms #CodingJourney #100DaysOfCode
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🚀 Day 48 of My #LeetCode Journey Today’s problem: 2615. Sum of Distances 💡 Key Idea: Instead of calculating distances between equal elements using brute force (O(n²)), I used: HashMap to group indices of same values Prefix Sum to efficiently compute distances This reduced the complexity to O(n) 🔥 🧠 What I Learned: How prefix sums can optimize distance calculations Efficient handling of repeated elements Writing clean and optimized code using Java ⚡ Approach: Store indices of each number Use prefix sums to calculate left & right distances Combine both to get final answer 📈 Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(n) Consistency is key. Small progress every day leads to big results 💪 #Day48 #Java #FullStackDeveloper #CodingJourney #100DaysOfCode #DSA #LeetCode
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Some of the hardest problems become manageable once you recognize a repeating pattern. 🚀 Day 105/365 — DSA Challenge Solved: Subarrays with K Different Integers Problem idea: We need to count subarrays that contain exactly k distinct integers. Efficient approach: Use the powerful trick: subarrays with exactly k distinct = subarrays with ≤ k distinct − subarrays with ≤ (k − 1) distinct Steps: 1. Use a sliding window with a hashmap to track frequency of elements 2. Expand window by moving right pointer 3. If distinct count exceeds k, shrink window from the left 4. Count valid subarrays ending at each index 5. Subtract results to get exact count This pattern converts a hard problem into a manageable one. ⏱ Time: O(n) 📦 Space: O(n) Day 105/365 complete. 💻 260 days to go. Code: https://lnkd.in/dad5sZfu #DSA #Java #SlidingWindow #HashMap #LeetCode #LearningInPublic
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Solved a problem where we need to check if two strings can be made equal using a special operation. The rule is: you can swap characters only if the distance between their positions is even. So basically, characters at even indices can only swap among themselves, and same for odd indices. Idea: Instead of actually swapping, I just counted characters separately for even and odd positions in both strings. If both match, then it’s possible — otherwise not. Simple concept, but interesting twist! 😊 #LeetCode #DSA #Java #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney
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𝐃𝐚𝐲 87/100 – 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 🚀 Problem: 228. 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 Today I solved a problem where we need to summarize consecutive numbers in a sorted unique array into ranges. 🔑 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚: Traverse the array and keep extending the range while consecutive numbers continue. Once the sequence breaks, close the range and store it. 💡 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: Start with the first element as start Move forward while nums[i] + 1 == nums[i+1] If range exists → "start->end" Else → single number "start" 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Efficient single pass solution (O(n)) by grouping consecutive elements on the fly. #LeetCode #Java #ProblemSolving #DSA #100DaysOfCode #CodingJourney
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Day 81 - Balanced Binary Tree Checked whether a binary tree is height-balanced using a bottom-up approach. Approach: • Recursively compute height of left and right subtrees • If height difference > 1 → not balanced • Use -1 as a signal to stop early Time Complexity: O(n) Space Complexity: O(h) #Day81 #LeetCode #BinaryTree #DSA #Java #CodingJourney #ProblemSolving
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