MaxSliceSum Demo Task at Codility.com

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Lesson 7 – Maximum slice problem – MaxSliceSum demo task solution code written in php. Gives 100/100 score at the time of publishing.

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Solution in php:

function solution($A) {
    $cnt = count($A);
    $max_ending_here = $A[0];
    $max_so_far = $A[0];
    for($i = 1; $i < $cnt; $i++){
        $max_ending_here = max($A[$i], $max_ending_here + $A[$i]);
        $max_so_far = max($max_so_far, $max_ending_here);
    }
    return $max_so_far;
}

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