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The ‘Valid Parentheses’ LeetCode Algorithm Problem: The Algo Alcove

Perhaps one of the simplest, yet most vital, algorithm questions you may come across is the ‘Valid Parentheses’ problem. It uses a common…

3 min readSep 2, 2021

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The ‘Valid Parentheses’ LeetCode Algorithm Problem: The Algo Alcove

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JavaScript in Plain English

Algo Alcove: Invert a Binary Tree

Welcome back to the Alcove, there’s coffee and stale biscuits in the back, feel free to help yourself. Today, we’ll be looking at an…

3 min readAug 27, 2021

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Algo Alcove: Invert a Binary Tree

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The Algo Alcove: Binary Tree Traversal

We’ll be focusing on a common concept that is essential to many LeetCode problems: Binary Tree Traversal.

5 min readAug 19, 2021

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The Algo Alcove: Binary Tree Traversal

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The Algo Alcove: Group Anagrams

Welcome back to the Algo Alcove, the hip spot to put your feet up, grab a beer (gotta hit that Ballmer Peak) and get ready to dive into an…

4 min readAug 13, 2021

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The Algo Alcove: Group Anagrams

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Max Beneke
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JavaScript in Plain English

Algorithms: Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

Congratulations! You’ve been given the inside scoop on some stock prices for a week (without all the nasty ramifications of insider…

5 min readAug 6, 2021

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Algorithms: Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

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JavaScript in Plain English

Recursion, Memoization, and the Staircase Algorithm

Before we get into those definitions, let’s dive into the Leetcode problem that started it all: The Staircase Question.

5 min readJul 30, 2021

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Recursion, Memoization, and the Staircase Algorithm

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JavaScript in Plain English

Algorithm: Rotated Array

Binary Search, With a Twist

7 min readJul 23, 2021

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Computer parts

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Max Beneke
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JavaScript in Plain English

From Zero to Dijkstra

Part 4: The End

8 min readJul 15, 2021

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Neurons

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JavaScript in Plain English

From Zero to Dijkstra

Part 3: Graphs

6 min readJul 9, 2021

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Weighted graph

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Max Beneke
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JavaScript in Plain English

From Zero to Dijkstra

Part 2: Dequeueing and the Priority Queue

7 min readJul 2, 2021

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Dequeue function block

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Max Beneke

Max Beneke

I'm a software engineer and comedy writer who loves to dive deep into all areas of tech. My goal is to use levity to encourage comprehension with my writing.

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