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Explain BFS and DFS and when to use each, then detect a cycle in a graph.

Graph traversal underpins a huge class of interview problems. The signal is knowing the BFS-vs-DFS tradeoff (shortest path vs memory shape) and applying it cleanly, then handling the directed-vs-undirected cycle gotcha most candidates miss.

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Graph traversal underpins a huge class of interview problems. The signal is knowing the BFS-vs-DFS tradeoff (shortest path vs memory shape) and applying it cleanly, then handling the directed-vs-undirected cycle gotcha most candidates miss.

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