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Greedy

Greedy algorithms make locally optimal choices. The trick is proving the greedy choice property — interviewers want to hear that argument.

Greedy works when the next step can't haunt you

A practical guide to the greedy pattern -- when to use it, why it works, and the problems that prove it. No formal proofs required.

Fin · Apr 3, 2026

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