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python
class Typed: """A data descriptor that enforces a type and optional validation.""" def __init__(self, expected_type, validator=None):
Building a typed descriptor in Python
descriptors
validation
metaprogramming
Advanced
8 steps
java
import java.util.*; public class TopologicalSort {
Topological sort with Kahn's algorithm
graphs
topological-sort
bfs
Intermediate
6 steps
go
package handlers import ( "net/http"
Reading path parameters in Gin
routing
path-parameters
wildcards
Beginner
7 steps
javascript
// Sliding window maximum using a monotonic decreasing deque. // Returns an array of the maximum value within each window of size k. function maxSlidingWindow(nums, k) { const result = [];
Sliding window maximum with a deque
sliding-window
monotonic-deque
amortized-analysis
Advanced
7 steps
java
import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.FileReader; import java.io.IOException;
Java try-with-resources and AutoCloseable
try-with-resources
autocloseable
resource-management
Intermediate
6 steps
typescript
interface RetryOptions { retries?: number; baseDelayMs?: number; maxDelayMs?: number;
Retrying async tasks with exponential backoff
retry
exponential-backoff
async
Intermediate
8 steps
python
from collections import Counter def word_frequencies(text):
Counting things with collections.Counter
counting
multiset
data-structures
Beginner
8 steps
javascript
function debounce(fn, delay) { let timeoutId = null; function debounced(...args) {
Building a debounce function in JavaScript
closures
timers
higher-order-functions
Intermediate
6 steps
go
package main import "fmt"
How Go slices grow and share memory
slices
memory
append
Intermediate
7 steps
rust
use std::thread; pub fn parallel_map_reduce<T, M, R, F, G, H>( data: &[T],
A parallel map-reduce with scoped threads
concurrency
scoped-threads
map-reduce
Advanced
8 steps
java
import java.util.Arrays; public class SlidingWindow { // Returns the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of length k.
The sliding window technique in Java
sliding-window
arrays
algorithms
Intermediate
8 steps
python
def two_sum_sorted(numbers, target): """Find indices of two values that sum to target in a sorted array.""" left, right = 0, len(numbers) - 1 while left < right:
Two-pointer search on sorted arrays
two-pointers
arrays
sorting
Intermediate
9 steps
go
package main import "sync"
Mutex vs RWMutex in Go
concurrency
mutex
synchronization
Intermediate
6 steps
ruby
# Binary search using Ruby's built-in Array#bsearch. # # There are two modes: # 1. find-minimum mode -> block returns true/false (monotonic)
Binary search patterns with Ruby's bsearch
binary-search
algorithms
ranges
Intermediate
7 steps
typescript
type NestedArray<T> = Array<T | NestedArray<T>>; function flatten<T>(input: NestedArray<T>): T[] { const result: T[] = [];
Recursively flattening nested arrays in TypeScript
recursion
recursive-types
generics
Intermediate
7 steps
java
import java.util.ArrayDeque; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.HashSet;
Breadth-first search on an adjacency-list graph
graph-traversal
bfs
adjacency-list
Intermediate
7 steps
javascript
function flatten(arr) { const result = []; for (const item of arr) { if (Array.isArray(item)) {
Flattening nested arrays with recursion
recursion
arrays
reduce
Intermediate
7 steps
ruby
class LinkedList include Enumerable Node = Struct.new(:value, :next_node)
Building an enumerable linked list in Ruby
linked-list
enumerable
data-structures
Intermediate
7 steps