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Dutch national flag problem in Javascript

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Dutch national flag problem and solution in Javascript Problem statement:   The Dutch national flag (DNF) problem is one of the most popular programming problems proposed by Edsger Dijkstra. The flag of the Netherlands consists of three colors: white, red, and blue. The task is to randomly arrange balls of white, red, and blue such that balls of the same color are placed together. Now, let's consider an array with 3 distinct values say 0, 1 and 2. We won't be using any sort method and we need to sort this array in 0(n). Input Array :  let   arr  = [ 0 ,  2 ,  1 ,  0 ,  1 ,  2 ,  0 ,  2 ]; Expected Output: [ 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 ] Solution Approach : When we see expected output, we can clearly see that sorted array is divided into 3 sections having values 0 , 1 and 2. So, let's divide the array in 3 sections: a) from 0th index to left boundary b) from left boundary to right boundary c) from right boundary to last index. Now we will create 2 pointers : left (starting from 0

HourRank 20 : Hot and Cold problem and solution in java

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HourRank 20 : Hot and Cold  problem: Carl, Caroline, Helen, and Han are four friends sharing a one-room workspace. The workspace has a single thermostat which they can set to any integer temperature between   degrees to   degrees Fahrenheit, inclusive. The four friends can't agree on the room's temperature! Carl and Christina don't want it to be too cold, while Helen and Han don't want it to be too hot. Specifically: Carl wants it to be  at least    degrees Fahrenheit. Caroline wants it to be  at least    degrees Fahrenheit. Helen wants it to be  at most    degrees Fahrenheit. Han wants it to be  at most    degrees Fahrenheit. Given  ,  ,  , and  , is there a satisfactory temperature that all four friends will be happy with? If it's possible, print  YES ; otherwise, print  NO . Input Format Four space-separated integers describing the respective values of  ,  ,  , and  . Constraints Output Format Print  YES  if it