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What you need first
Complete Two Pointers first. Sliding window is a specialized two-pointer technique where both pointers move in the same direction, maintaining a "window" of elements.
You should also be comfortable with hash maps for tracking window contents. Many sliding window problems require counting character frequencies or tracking element positions within the current window.
