Reach to the last index starting at index 0












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The task:




Given an integer list where each number represents the number of hops
you can make, determine whether you can reach to the last index
starting at index 0.



For example, [2, 0, 1, 0] returns true while [1, 1, 0, 1] returns
false.




My solutions:



// functional:
const reachLastIndexOf = (arr, start) => {
const next = start + arr[start];
if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
if (next === arr.length -1) return true;
return reachLastIndexOf(arr, next);
}

// imperative:
const reachLastIndexOf2 = arr => {
let start = 0;
while(start < arr.length) { // I'm tempted to write `while(true)` here
const next = start + arr[start];
if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
if (next === arr.length - 1) return true;
start = next;
}
}








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    The task:




    Given an integer list where each number represents the number of hops
    you can make, determine whether you can reach to the last index
    starting at index 0.



    For example, [2, 0, 1, 0] returns true while [1, 1, 0, 1] returns
    false.




    My solutions:



    // functional:
    const reachLastIndexOf = (arr, start) => {
    const next = start + arr[start];
    if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
    if (next === arr.length -1) return true;
    return reachLastIndexOf(arr, next);
    }

    // imperative:
    const reachLastIndexOf2 = arr => {
    let start = 0;
    while(start < arr.length) { // I'm tempted to write `while(true)` here
    const next = start + arr[start];
    if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
    if (next === arr.length - 1) return true;
    start = next;
    }
    }








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      The task:




      Given an integer list where each number represents the number of hops
      you can make, determine whether you can reach to the last index
      starting at index 0.



      For example, [2, 0, 1, 0] returns true while [1, 1, 0, 1] returns
      false.




      My solutions:



      // functional:
      const reachLastIndexOf = (arr, start) => {
      const next = start + arr[start];
      if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
      if (next === arr.length -1) return true;
      return reachLastIndexOf(arr, next);
      }

      // imperative:
      const reachLastIndexOf2 = arr => {
      let start = 0;
      while(start < arr.length) { // I'm tempted to write `while(true)` here
      const next = start + arr[start];
      if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
      if (next === arr.length - 1) return true;
      start = next;
      }
      }








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      The task:




      Given an integer list where each number represents the number of hops
      you can make, determine whether you can reach to the last index
      starting at index 0.



      For example, [2, 0, 1, 0] returns true while [1, 1, 0, 1] returns
      false.




      My solutions:



      // functional:
      const reachLastIndexOf = (arr, start) => {
      const next = start + arr[start];
      if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
      if (next === arr.length -1) return true;
      return reachLastIndexOf(arr, next);
      }

      // imperative:
      const reachLastIndexOf2 = arr => {
      let start = 0;
      while(start < arr.length) { // I'm tempted to write `while(true)` here
      const next = start + arr[start];
      if (start === next || next >= arr.length) return false;
      if (next === arr.length - 1) return true;
      start = next;
      }
      }






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