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Eight DSA Patterns That Solve Most Coding Interview Problems

Recognise the pattern first, then write the code: two pointers, sliding window, hashing and more.

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  1. Most interview problems are variations of a small set of patterns.
  2. State the brute force and its complexity before optimising.
  3. Sliding window turns many O(n²) substring problems into O(n).

Patterns beat memorisation

Solving hundreds of random problems is slow and forgettable. Interview problems cluster around a few patterns, and recognising the pattern is most of the work.

Always start by stating a brute-force solution and its time and space complexity; then look for the pattern that removes the repeated work.

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  1. The eight patterns
  2. Sliding window in practice
  3. How to practise
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