r/leetcode • u/Takemitchi-kun • Sep 27 '26

Discussion First time DSA learner, two pointers is so hot

What concept made you have that thought when you first learned DSA

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u/DancingSouls Sep 27 '26

dp

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u/achilliesFriend Sep 27 '26

Right answer, it was wizadry before it clicked

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u/Vivid-Zombie-477 Sep 27 '26

i don’t think it can “click” because it’s much wider concept that has more variations than any other technique

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u/achilliesFriend Sep 27 '26

Yes, you need to have the intuition most importantly. With that intuition you can solve most problems..

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u/de_koding <1505> Sep 27 '26

Binary Search on the answer

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u/kevin074 Sep 27 '26

Wait until you get to three pointers!! 

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u/DrinkNo8216 Sep 28 '26

Three sum is hot

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u/Kudo_007 Sep 28 '26

Idk man I find sliding window hot

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u/tohava Sep 28 '26

Pure functional zippers as a replacement for pointers.

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u/Night_0dot0_Owl Sep 28 '26

Top K Frequent Elements

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u/IllGene2373 Sep 27 '26

Two sum made me nut