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javascript, Programming

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JavaScript – get the first day of the week from current date

I need the fastest way to get the first day of the week. For example: today is the 11th of November, and a ...

May 30, 2022
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arrays, Programming

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Given an array of numbers, return array of products of all other numbers (no division)

I was asked this question in a job interview, and I’d like to know how others would solve it. I’m most comfortable with ...

May 30, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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Breadth First Vs Depth First

When Traversing a Tree/Graph what is the difference between Breadth First and Depth first? Any coding or pseudocode examples would be great. 4 ...

May 30, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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Heap vs Binary Search Tree (BST)

What is the difference between a heap and BST? When to use a heap and when to use a BST? If you want ...

May 30, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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In-Place Radix Sort

This is a long text. Please bear with me. Boiled down, the question is: Is there a workable in-place radix sort algorithm? Preliminary ...

May 30, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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What is the best way to compute trending topics or tags?

Many sites offer some statistics like “The hottest topics in the last 24h”. For example, Topix.com shows this in its section “News Trends”. ...

May 29, 2022
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Programming, Python

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Efficient way to apply multiple filters to pandas DataFrame or Series

I have a scenario where a user wants to apply several filters to a Pandas DataFrame or Series object. Essentially, I want to ...

May 29, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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Bomb dropping algorithm

I have an n x m matrix consisting of non-negative integers. For example: 2 3 4 7 1 1 5 2 6 2 ...

May 28, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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How to compare two colors for similarity/difference

I want to design a program that can help me assess between 5 pre-defined colors which one is more similar to a variable ...

May 28, 2022
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algorithm, Programming

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Fastest way to sort 10 numbers? (numbers are 32 bit)

I’m solving a problem and it involves sorting 10 numbers (int32) very quickly. My application needs to sort 10 numbers millions of times ...

May 28, 2022
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