--- title: "Raphael Smith (@ralphsmith) | Hashnode" description: "JavaScript Developer looking to give tech 'game' to the hoods of America! Read the latest articles by Raphael Smith on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@ralphsmith" --- @ralphsmith # Raphael Smith @ralphsmith · Joined March 2023 JavaScript Developer looking to give tech 'game' to the hoods of America! [Website](https://www.codesmithr.com/) ### [30 Days of LeetCode: Day 11 - Decoding the Longest Substring Challenge](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-11-decoding-the-longest-substring-challenge?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Today, let's break down another LeetCode challenge that uses terms that might be unfamiliar or confusing. As always, understanding the problem is half the battle! The Original Challenge Here's how LeetCode presents the problem: Given a string s, fin... 3 min read · [programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-11-decoding-the-longest-substring-challenge?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 21, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/30-days-of-leetcode-day-11-decoding-the-longest-substring-challenge/678f265c6283a31bac54846a) ### [30 Days of LeetCode: Day 10 - Decoding Jump Game II from LeetCode Language](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-10-decoding-jump-game-ii-from-leetcode-language?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Today, let's explore how to translate a LeetCode challenge from its formal language into something more digestible. Sometimes the biggest challenge is understanding what the problem is actually asking us to do; and for me, this either means overthink... 4 min read · [programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-10-decoding-jump-game-ii-from-leetcode-language?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 19, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/30-days-of-leetcode-day-10-decoding-jump-game-ii-from-leetcode-language/678c4cfbc5dddb1f953538bd) ### [One Week of LeetCode: The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/one-week-of-leetcode-the-good-the-bad-and-the-not-so-ugly?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) After a week of daily LeetCode challenges, patterns in my problem-solving approach have emerged. Like any developer, I have strengths to build on and areas that need work. Let's break down what I've learned about my coding style. The Good: Strong Ana... 3 min read · [programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/one-week-of-leetcode-the-good-the-bad-and-the-not-so-ugly?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 18, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/one-week-of-leetcode-the-good-the-bad-and-the-not-so-ugly/678afb2eb95b073f37491c05) ### [30 Days of LeetCode: Day 9 - The Jump Game](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-9-the-jump-game?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Today's LeetCode challenge taught me an important lesson about the gap between understanding a problem and implementing it correctly. While I grasped about 70% of the core concepts, my solution revealed some crucial misunderstandings about how to imp... 2 min read · [programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-9-the-jump-game?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 18, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/30-days-of-leetcode-day-9-the-jump-game/678af8caee4fe7c1198f76bc) ### [30 Days of LeetCode: Day 8 - When Building on Previous Solutions Backfires](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-8-when-building-on-previous-solutions-backfires?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Today's LeetCode challenge taught me an important lesson about pattern recognition: sometimes seeing similarities to a previous problem can lead you down the wrong path. While yesterday's stock trading problem and today's shared some characteristics,... 3 min read · [programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev](https://programmingthestreets.hashnode.dev/30-days-of-leetcode-day-8-when-building-on-previous-solutions-backfires?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 17, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/30-days-of-leetcode-day-8-when-building-on-previous-solutions-backfires/6789f0bd69aed951b09cfeb2)