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Coding: find the smallest missing positive integer (>0) in an unsorted array
Tests whether you achieve O(n) time and O(1) extra space by using the array itself as a hash table -- placing each value v at index v-1 via in-place swaps, then scanning for the first index that doesn't hold its expected value.
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