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Problems > Rainwater in the Ruins > Editorial

Rainwater in the Ruins — Solution & Editorial

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Water above cell i is min(max height to the left, to the right) − hi. Two pointers from both ends advance the side with the lower wall, maintaining running maxima — one pass, O(1) memory.

Complexity: O(N)

Watch out: ~1014 units of water at the limits — 64-bit.