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Regular Expression Matching

Regular Expression Matching is about turning repeated work into a reusable state instead of re-solving subproblems. It's a hard one for a reason: it stresses state-and-transition thinking when the rules pile up. Don't rush the code—spend your time nailing the state definition first.

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String Problems

String problems rely on frequency counting, two-pointer palindrome checks, and knowing when a trie helps. The difference between brute-force O(n²) and a clean O(n) solution is usually one of these three techniques.

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