Muhammad Maaz

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𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮-𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘅, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 🧠 Minimax explores possible future moves to find the best decision. The problem? ⚠️ Game trees get huge. ❖ 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮-𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 ↳ It skips branches that cannot possibly change the final decision. ● α (alpha) → best value MAX can already guarantee. ● β (beta) → best value MIN can already guarantee. ➢ When α ≥ β, stop exploring that branch. That's the pruning. ❖ 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 ↳ Suppose MAX is already found: Left branch → 3 So: → α = 3 Now MIN explores another branch: → Right branch → 2 MIN can only make this branch 2 or worse. ☞ MAX already has 3. So why explore the remaining moves? ↳ Prune. ✂️ ❖ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 Alpha-beta pruning gives the same answer as minimax. It simply avoids computations that don't matter. ➤ Better move ordering → more pruning. ➤ Worst case → still exponential. ★ Minimax: Explore the possibilities. ★ Alpha-Beta: Explore only the possibilities that matter. ☛ Would you be able to identify where pruning occurs in a game tree?

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𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 🚀 ↳ Two Pointers is one of the most useful DSA patterns for efficiently solving array and string problems. ↳ Instead of checking every possible combination, you use two pointers that move through the data intelligently. ❖ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 ● One pointer starts from the left. ● The other starts from the right. ➢ Both pointers move based on the current values. ❖ 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 Find two numbers that add up to 10: Sorted array → [1, 3, 5, 7, 9] ☜ Left = 1 ☛ Right = 9 1 + 9 = 10 ★ Found it immediately. ➢ If the sum is too small → move the left pointer forward. ➢ If the sum is too large → move the right pointer backward. ➢ Keep moving until the pointers meet. ⚠ This works because the array is sorted — that's what tells you which direction to move. Unsorted array = no shortcut. ❖ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 ↳ A brute-force solution may check every possible pair. Two Pointers can often reduce the problem to O(n) time. ★ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 ↳ Two pointers + smart movement = fewer unnecessary comparisons. ↳ This post covers the opposite-ends variant — pointers starting apart and moving toward each other. Once you recognize the pattern, many array and string problems become much easier. —— What DSA pattern should I explain next? 🤔 —— 🔖 Save for later. 👤 Follow me @1devmaaz, for more!

Quick question for tech Twitter/X 👀 What do you prefer reading? ↳ 🧵 Short, structured threads ↳ 📝 Longer, detailed posts I’m trying to figure out what format is better for sharing what I’m learning, building, and researching. What works better for you? 👇

How does an AI find its way through a maze? 🧵

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Just shipped a big update to my portfolio. 🚀 ✨ What's new: • 📊 Interactive metrics • 🛠️ Scroll-based build timeline • 🧠 "How I Think" section • 🏗️ Live architecture views • 📚 Mini case studies for every project • ✍️ Interactive system design whiteboard • 🌙 Refined dark/light experience Would love some honest feedback 👀 - What's your first impression? - Anything confusing? What would you improve? 🔗 maaz.mikrotik.pk Feedback from engineers, designers, and recruiters is always appreciated 🙌

Why can't React talk directly to a database? Why do we always put an API in the middle? What's actually happening under the hood that makes an API necessary? 🤔

Finally got verified on X. ☑️ Really happy to see that blue checkmark. 👋 I'm Muhammad Maaz, a self-taught software engineer from Pakistan 🇵🇰 who loves building things, breaking them, and figuring out how they work. I mainly share: • ⚙️ Software Engineering • 🤖 AI Core • 💼 Entrepreneurship • 🧠 Things I'm learning and building If any of those topics interest you, I'd love to have you along for the journey. 🚀

What is Git, and why should every developer learn it? 🤔 Imagine spending hours building a feature... and then accidentally deleting your code. Yeah, not a great feeling. That's just one of the many problems Git helps solve. Let's get into it 👇 📚 Topics ➜ What is Git? ➜ 🕰️ Why was Git created? ➜ 🛠️ What does Git actually do? ➜ 🚀 Why should every developer learn Git? ■ Collaboration ■ Version Control ■ Branches ➜ 🎯 Conclusion 🕰️ Why was Git created? Git was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to manage the development of the Linux kernel after the project stopped using its previous version control system. ⭐ Git is a Distributed Version Control System (DVCS).⭐ In simple words: ➜ It helps you keep track of changes in your project. ➜ It stores your project's entire history. ➜ It makes collaborating, experimenting, and recovering old versions much easier. 🛠️ What does Git actually do? Every time you make a commit, Git saves a snapshot of your project. Think of each commit as a checkpoint. If you ever break something, you can jump back to an earlier version instead of rebuilding everything from scratch. Every commit also gets a unique SHA hash. With that hash, you can: ✅ View a specific version of your project. ✅ Compare changes between commits. ✅ Restore or revert to an older version if needed. 🚀 Why should every developer learn Git? 🤝 Collaboration Say you're working with a team. 👉 One person is building authentication. 👉 Someone else is working on the dashboard. 👉 Another developer is fixing bugs. Git lets everyone work on the same project without stepping on each other's code. When everything's ready, the changes can be merged together safely. 📝 Version Control Git shows you exactly who changed what and when. Made a mistake? It happens. You can compare versions, restore older commits, or undo unwanted changes without losing your whole project. 🌿 Branches Probably my favorite Git feature. Branches let you build new features without touching your main codebase. For example: You want to add an Edit Profile feature. ✅ Create a new branch. ✅ Build and test the feature. ✅ Merge it back into the main branch once it's ready. This makes it easy to experiment without risking your stable code. 💼 Career Whether you're a: ✅ Software Engineer ✅ Web Developer ✅ Mobile Developer ✅ DevOps Engineer ✅ System Administrator ...or anyone who writes code, You'll probably use Git almost every single day. It's become the standard tool for version control across the industry. 🎯 Conclusion Git isn't just another tool to add to your toolbox. It's one of the foundations of modern software development. The earlier you learn it, the easier it'll be to collaborate, manage projects, and build software with confidence. Now I'm curious... What's the first Git command you learned? 👀 Mine was git clone. 😄

If you had to become a software engineer again... But you could only use 3 resources for the next 12 months. • 📚 Books • 🎥 YouTube • 🤖 AI (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) • 💻 Documentation • 🛠️ Building Projects • 👥 Open Source What would they be? 👇

🛠 Building SortIt — SaaS for housing organizations. Stack: Next.js + Expo + Express/Prisma Learning a lot of stuff: JWT, RBAC, multi-tenancy, web sockets, push notifications, Stripe, uploads, reports...

You're only allowed to give one piece of advice to a beginner learning to code in the AI era. What are you telling them? 👇

Which programming language would you recommend a beginner start learning DSA with? - Python - C/C++ - Java - JavaScript

I'm starting a series breaking down how AI actually works. We'll build the intuition behind the algorithms, one concept at a time. Here's everything we're going to cover 🧵

What's the first thing you build: Frontend or Backend? 🤔 Why? 👇

You don't learn programming by watching. You learn by breaking things.