LeetCode POTD: Binary Concatenation Efficiency

Day 57 of #100DaysOfLeetCode 💻✅ Solved #506. Relative Ranks problem in Java. Approach: • Iterated through each player's score • Compared it with all other scores to determine its rank • Increased rank whenever a higher score was found • Assigned medals for top 3 ranks: Gold, Silver, Bronze • Converted remaining ranks to string and stored in result array Performance: ✓ Runtime: 124 ms (Beats 5.06% submissions) ✓ Memory: 46.76 MB (Beats 99.84% submissions) Key Learning: ✓ Understood ranking logic using comparison ✓ Practiced nested loop approach for problem solving ✓ Learned the importance of optimizing time complexity Learning one problem every single day 🚀 #Java #LeetCode #DSA #Arrays #Sorting #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney #100DaysOfCode

🔥 Day 20/100 – #100DaysOfCode Challenge Today’s problem: Upper Bound using Binary Search 📌 Learned how to find the smallest index where element > x in a sorted array. 📌 Improved understanding of Binary Search patterns. 💡 Key Takeaways: ✔ Efficient searching in O(log n) time ✔ Handling edge cases when element doesn’t exist ✔ Strengthened problem-solving mindset 🧠 Example: Array → [3,5,8,15,19], x = 3 Output → 1 (first element greater than 3 is 5) 💻 Implemented in Java using Binary Search Consistency is the real game 💯 Slow progress is still progress 🚶♂️ #Day20 #100DaysOfCode #DSA #BinarySearch #Java #CodingJourney #TakeUForward

Day 14/30 – LeetCode streak Today’s problem: Concatenation of Consecutive Binary Numbers  You need the decimal value of '1' + '2' + '3' + ... + 'n' written in binary back-to-back, all under mod (10^9 + 7). Core trick: treat “concatenate in binary” as shift + OR: * When you append 'i' to the right, you’re really shifting the current result left by 'bits(i)' and OR-ing 'i' into the free space. * The number of bits only increases when 'i' hits a power of two (1, 2, 4, 8, …), so you just track 'bits' and bump it whenever '(i & (i - 1)) == 0'. Day 14 takeaway: Once you see that “stick this binary to the right” is the same as “shift by its bit length and OR”, the whole problem becomes a clean for-loop plus the power-of-two trick—no string building or big integer juggling needed. #leetcode #dsa #java #bitmanipulation #consistency

Every problem teaches something new — today it was LeetCode 50: Pow(x, n) At first, it looked simple: just calculate power. But the real challenge was optimizing it and handling edge cases like negative powers and Integer.MIN_VALUE overflow. Learned how Binary Exponentiation can turn an O(n) solution into O(log n) — that’s the beauty of algorithms! Moments like these remind me that problem-solving is not just about writing code, but thinking deeper. #LeetCodeJourney #DSA #KeepLearning #Java #ProblemSolving

Day 55 of #100DaysOfLeetCode 💻✅ Solved #434. Number of Segments in a String problem in Java. Approach: • Initialized a counter to track number of words (segments) • Traversed the string character by character • Checked for non-space characters • If the current character is not a space and either it is the first character or the previous character is a space, incremented the count • This ensures counting only the starting of each word Performance: ✓ Runtime: 0 ms (Beats 100% submissions) 🚀 ✓ Memory: 41.83 MB (Beats 99.81% submissions) Key Learning: ✓ Practiced string traversal without using extra space ✓ Learned how to identify word boundaries efficiently ✓ Improved logic building for handling spaces and edge cases Learning one problem every single day 🚀 #Java #LeetCode #DSA #Strings #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney #100DaysOfCode

🚀 Day 23/100 – LeetCode Challenge Today’s problem: Partitioning Into Minimum Number of Deci-Binary Numbers 🔹 Key Insight: The minimum number of deci-binary numbers required is equal to the maximum digit present in the string. 🔹 Approach: Traverse through each character in the string Convert it to integer (ch - '0') Track the maximum digit Return the maximum value 🔹 Time Complexity: O(n) 🔹 Space Complexity: O(1) ✨ Simple logic, but powerful observation! Instead of constructing numbers, we just analyze the digits. Consistency > Motivation 💪 #Day23 #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #Java #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney

🚀Day 11 of #Leetcode75 LeetCode #392 – Is Subsequence | Two Pointer Approach Today I solved “Is Subsequence” (Easy) and revised an important concept — the Two Pointer Technique. 🔎 Problem Summary: Given two strings s and t, determine whether s is a subsequence of t. A subsequence maintains the relative order of characters but doesn’t need to be continuous. 💡 Key Insight: Instead of using extra space or complex logic, we can solve this efficiently using two pointers: ✔ One pointer for s ✔ One pointer for t ✔ Move forward and match characters in order ⏱ Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(1) This problem reinforces how powerful simple logic can be when applied correctly. Consistency > Complexity 💪 Excited to keep improving step by step! #LeetCode #DSA #Java #CodingPractice #ProblemSolving #100DaysOfCode #TechJourney

Day 2 of my #365DaysCodingChallenge | CodeOjas Journey Today, I solved 3 interesting array-based problems using Java: 🔹 Unique Subarray Sum Pairs – Found pairs of subarrays with equal sums using hashing techniques. 🔹 Array Rotation – Rotated array efficiently using optimized reversal approach. 🔹 Shifted Array – Implemented element shifting with proper handling of wrap-around using modular arithmetic. 💡 Approach: Focused on breaking problems into smaller parts, using concepts like subarrays, indexing, and optimization techniques. ⚡ Complexity: Most solutions were optimized to O(n) time with minimal space. 📌 Takeaway: Strong understanding of array manipulation and problem breakdown is key to solving DSA problems efficiently. Building consistency and improving every day 💪🔥 📂 Code: [Your GitHub Link] #DSA #Java #CodeOjas #365DaysOfCode #CodingJourney #ProblemSolving

Day 7/100 – LeetCode Challenge Problem: Palindrome Number Today’s problem focused on number manipulation without converting the integer into a string. Approach: If number is negative → return false Reverse the digits using modulo (% 10) and division (/ 10) Compare reversed number with original number Logic Used: Extract last digit: rem = x % 10 Build reversed number: rev = rev * 10 + rem Remove last digit: x = x / 10 Complexity: Time: O(log₁₀ n) Space: O(1) Key takeaway: Problems involving digits can often be solved mathematically without string conversion. #100DaysOfCode #LeetCode #DSA #Java #ProblemSolving #CodingJourney

🚀 Day 18/180 | #180DaysOfCode 📍 LeetCode | 💻 Java Solved: 1528. Shuffle String Used a direct indexing approach by placing each character at its correct position using the given indices array. ⏱️ Time Complexity: O(n) 📦 Space Complexity: O(n) A simple yet important problem to strengthen understanding of arrays and index mapping. 💪 Consistency continues 🚀 #DSA #LeetCode #Java #CodingJourney #Consistency