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“Convenience is the fastest way to stay weak.” This is not a clean “how to reach 1200” guide. It’s not motivation either. This is just me looking back at what actually changed between being stuck aro

First of all, Happy New Year everyone! 🎉Here’s a short recap of my last 15 days. I officially started my Machine Learning and Data Science journey a little over two weeks ago. Along with that, I decided to post updates regularly to make sure I stay ...

One of the most fascinating moments from algorithm design comes from two different implementations attempting to solve the same mathematical challenge. This happened recently while comparing two solutions to a competitive programming problem that req...

A technical deep dive into how I engineered a real-time profile-scraper using Node.js, Express, Cheerio, and React — the foundation for a multi-platform competitive-programming dashboard. Introduction In the world of competitive programming, our pro...

When I first read the Reverse XOR problem on Codeforces, my instinct was to reach for a brute-force loop. After all, the task seems simple: Does there exist a positive integer x such that x ⊕ reverse(x) = n? Where reverse(x) means reversing the binar...
