🚀 Data Structures & Algorithms - JavaScript Journey

"The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it." - Dennis Ritchie

📖 About This Repository

This repository contains my complete DSA learning journey using JavaScript. Each problem is documented with:

• ✅ Solution code
• 📝 Detailed explanation
• 🎯 Approach and thought process
• 📊 Complexity analysis
• 🔑 Key learnings and mistakes

📊 Progress Tracker

Overall Statistics

• Total Problems Solved: 0
• Current Streak: 0 days 🔥
• Topics Covered: 0/20

Difficulty Breakdown

• 🟢 Easy: 0
• 🟡 Medium: 0
• 🔴 Hard: 0

📋 Problems Log

#	Problem	Difficulty	Topic	Date	Solution

🗂️ Topics

Core Data Structures

• Arrays (0 problems)
• Strings (0 problems)
• Linked Lists (0 problems)
• Stacks (0 problems)
• Queues (0 problems)
• Trees (0 problems)
• Graphs (0 problems)
• Heaps (0 problems)
• Hashing (0 problems)

Algorithmic Techniques

• Recursion (0 problems)
• Backtracking (0 problems)
• Dynamic Programming (0 problems)
• Greedy (0 problems)
• Binary Search (0 problems)
• Sorting (0 problems)
• Two Pointers (0 problems)
• Sliding Window (0 problems)
• Bit Manipulation (0 problems)
• Math (0 problems)

📚 Resources

Primary Course

• 🎓 Striver's A2Z DSA Course
  • 455+ problems
  • Free videos and articles
  • Multiple language support

Additional Resources

• 📺 YouTube Playlist
• 📖 DSA Notes
• 💡 Quick Reference

🎯 Learning Goals

Short Term (This Month)

• Complete Arrays basics
• Solve 30 easy problems
• Learn time/space complexity analysis

Long Term (3 Months)

• Cover all major topics
• Solve 150+ problems
• Start medium difficulty problems

Ultimate Goal (6 Months)

• Solve 300+ problems
• Master DP and Graphs
• Ready for technical interviews

📅 Daily Log

February 2026

• 06 Feb: 🎉 Started DSA journey! Set up environment and created documentation system

🛠️ Setup & Usage

Prerequisites

# Install Node.js (v14 or higher)
node --version

Quick Start

# Clone the repository
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd DSA-JavaScript

# Create a new problem
node create-problem.js

# Run a solution
cd <topic>/<problem-folder>
node solution.js < input.txt > output.txt

VS Code Setup

See VS_CODE_SETUP.md for detailed instructions.

📝 Problem Documentation Template

Each problem folder contains:

problem-folder/
├── solution.js      # Solution code
├── README.md        # Problem explanation
├── input.txt        # Test inputs
└── output.txt       # Expected outputs

🏆 Milestones

• 🥉 Bronze: 25 problems solved
• 🥈 Silver: 50 problems solved
• 🥇 Gold: 100 problems solved
• 💎 Platinum: 200 problems solved
• 🏅 Legend: 300+ problems solved

💭 Reflections & Learnings

Key Takeaways

• [Add weekly/monthly learnings]

Common Patterns Discovered

1. Pattern Name: Brief description

Mistakes to Avoid

• [Document common mistakes]

🤝 Contributing

This is a personal learning repository, but feel free to:

• 🐛 Report issues with solutions
• 💡 Suggest better approaches
• 📖 Share helpful resources

📞 Connect

• 📧 Email: [your-email]
• 💼 LinkedIn: [your-linkedin]
• 🐦 Twitter: [your-twitter]

📄 License

This repository is for educational purposes. Feel free to fork and use for your learning!

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Last Updated: February 06, 2026

Current Status: 🔥 Active Learning Mode

"First, solve the problem. Then, write the code." - John Johnson