Feature #1: Hand of Straights
Explore how to implement the Hand of Straights feature in a Poker variation by grouping cards into sequences based on dice-determined sizes. Understand how to count card occurrences, sort cards, and apply an algorithm to verify if the hand can be divided into valid straight groups, while analyzing time and space complexity for efficient coding interview preparation.
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Description
For the first feature, we will be working on a variation of Poker. In traditional poker, players form sets of five playing cards, called hands. This feature is concerned with a hand of Straights. Traditionally, a hand of straight is formed by five cards of sequential ranks, such as 9♣, 8♠, 7♠, 6♥, and 5♥. However, in our variation of Poker, a number will be determined by rolling a dice 🎲. Then, a hand of straights is only possible if sets of cards can be formed using all of the cards in the hand. Each group will consist of cards of sequential rank.
If the dice rolls a 1, we roll it again. Therefore, you can assume that ...