Language Syntax & Control Flow
Learn variable declarations, primitive types, conditional statements (if-else, switch), and loop constructs across C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, and Go.
- Language primitives: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit integers and floating points
- 0-indexed loops and boundary conditions (0 <= i < N)
- Pass-by-value vs scope visibility
nums = [10, 20, 30], target = 20Found at index 1Before jumping into algorithms, you must be completely fluid in your chosen programming language's syntax and loop control flow.
- Static vs Dynamic Typing: Languages like C++, Java, and Go verify types at compile-time. Python and JavaScript resolve types at runtime.
- Fixed-width Integers: In C++ and Java, int is typically 32-bit signed (-2^31 to 2^31 - 1). Beyond 2 * 10^9, you must use 64-bit integers (long long in C++, long in Java) to avoid integer overflow.
Conditionals direct execution based on boolean evaluation.
- Watch out for short-circuit evaluation: if (i < n && arr[i] == target) safely avoids out-of-bounds access because i < n fails first.
- Forward Loop: for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) checks elements from left to right.
- Backward Loop: for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) traverses right to left.
- Range-based / For-Each: for x in nums: is cleaner but loses index context.
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