अभ्यास • Week 17

Weekly MUST Budget Standard

27.0h / 27.0h cap

Hour Calibration

actual hours logged

Rule: slippage > 1.25x triggers Scope-Cut Rung 2

Week Execution 0%

0/ 16 tasks 0.0h

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Week Objective & Target Output

Target Output

January 25 – January 31, 2027 — Focus: Monotonic Stack I; Monotonic Stack II (Hard FAQs); Monotonic Queue; Build micrograd from Scratch (Part 1: The Engine); Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Flyway & Docker Compose.

Weeks: W16 W17 Active W18 W19 W20

MUST — Critical Path

10 Tasks • ~27.0h

Non-negotiable core curriculum

DSA (Java) 5 tasks

DSA Monotonic Stack I 3 problems

Next Greater Element I & II, Next Smaller Element, Number of NGEs to the right. TUF+ A2Z Step 9.3

3.0h

DSA Monotonic Stack II (Hard FAQs) 5 problems

Trapping Rain Water, Largest Rectangle in Histogram, Maximal Rectangle, Asteroid Collision, Sum of Subarray Minimums. TUF+ A2Z Step 9.3

4.0h

DSA Monotonic Queue 2 problems LC #239

Sliding Window Maximum (LC #239) using Deque, Maximum of Minimums for every window size. Extension of TUF+ A2Z Step 9.3

1.5h

DSA DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Monotonic Stack Set 2 problems LC #

Sit 2 unseen Monotonic Stack problems you have never attempted (pick from the LeetCode topic tag, NeetCode “similar questions” or a company list; never a problem named in any learning task), at least 72 h after the learning task — move the set to the first half of next week if needed. Format: 25 min per problem (35 min for a Hard), including 5 min for edge cases and a dry run; no hints, no AI. Pass bar: ≥ 1/2 solved inside the time box; on a miss, log the miss reason in the Journal and re-sit a fresh pair within 7 days.

1.5h

DSA DSA Daily Quota (Week 17) 4 problems

Solve 4 new problems from NeetCode 150 — Heap / Priority Queue; time-box each at 25 min before any hint (2.5h includes editorial on misses), then log pattern and miss reason in the Journal. Never repeat a problem already in the ledger.

2.5h

Competitive Programming 1 tasks

CP Contest & Upsolving (Week 17) LC #

LeetCode Weekly Contest (+ Codeforces Div.2/3 when it fits) and mandatory upsolving within 48 h.

2.5h

Backend (Spring Boot) 1 tasks

SPRING Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Flyway & Docker Compose

Entities and repositories, relationships and the N+1 problem, transactions, PostgreSQL via Docker Compose, Flyway migrations, pagination, and one deliberate index on a hot query. Capstone milestone 2: persist applications and companies in PostgreSQL. Budget is 8h: reproduce and fix an N+1 query, demonstrate @Transactional propagation, write two Flyway migrations, and debug Compose networking.

8.0h

Core CS (CN) 1 tasks

CN CN Network Layer

IPv4 vs IPv6, IP addressing, Subnetting (CIDR, subnet masks, usable hosts), ARP, DHCP, NAT, ICMP, Routing protocols overview (Distance Vector vs Link State). TUF+ CN Starts with a 20-minute OSI/TCP-IP layer map (the W16 physical-layer task is SHOULD).

2.5h

Recruiting Pipeline 1 tasks

PIPELINE Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 17)

Calendar check against the Opportunity Calendar (Architecture §16); send ≥ 3 personalised outreach messages (alumni, seniors, recruiters) and log each in the Tracker; follow up open threads; ask for a referral 1–2 days after any OA invite; apply within 72 h of any new posting on the Target-40.

1.0h

Aptitude 1 tasks

APT Aptitude Timed Drill (Week 17)

25-minute timed mixed set (quant, logical reasoning, data interpretation) from IndiaBix / PrepInsta-style banks; log accuracy and seconds per question in the Tracker. Target: ≥ 70% accuracy by W28.

0.5h

SHOULD — Depth & Mastery

(5 Tasks)

Execute when MUST pace is on track

CORE Aditya Verma Sliding Window

Watch Aditya Verma's sliding window playlist for variable-size window patterns.

2.0h

APT Quant M17

Data Interpretation Part 2 (Pie Charts & Line Graphs).

1.5h

CP Sorting & Searching (Sliding Window)

Solve 3–4 problems from CSES Sorting & Searching (e.g. Subarray Sums I, Subarray Sums II, Nearest Smaller Values) to reinforce two-pointer and sliding window patterns.

2.0h

CORE Company Research Database Updates (Week 17)

Add Glassdoor/LeetCode interview experience notes for 3 target companies.

1.5h

CORE Problem-Solving Journal Review

Re-solve 3 tagged sliding window and greedy problems.

2.0h

STRETCH — If Ahead

(1 Tasks)

Bonus reps & competitive advantage

CORE Subnetting Speed Drill

Practice 10 subnetting calculations on subnettingpractice.com.

1.5h

verified_user

Weekly Clearance Gate

0 / 7 Cleared

[T: Monotonic Stack I] DSA: Have you completed “Monotonic Stack I” (Next Greater Element I & II, Next Smaller Element, Number of NGEs to the right)?

Evidence: one problem from this task re-solved cold in ≤ 25 min a week later, logged in the Journal.

[T: Monotonic Stack II (Hard FAQs)] Can you solve "Trapping Rain Water" and "Largest Rectangle in Histogram" in Java from memory?

Evidence: one problem from this task re-solved cold in ≤ 25 min a week later, logged in the Journal.

[T: Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Flyway & Docker Compose] Have you completed “Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, Flyway & Docker Compose” (Entities and repositories, relationships and the N+1 problem, transactions, PostgreSQL…)?

Evidence: GitHub PR link with passing CI run.

[T: CN Network Layer] CN: Have you completed “CN Network Layer” (IPv4 vs IPv6, IP addressing, Subnetting (CIDR, subnet masks, usable hosts), ARP, DHCP,…)?

Evidence: written answers in your notes repo.

[T: Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 17)] Recruiting Pipeline: Have you completed “Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 17)” (Calendar check against the Opportunity Calendar (Architecture §16); send ≥ 3 personalised…)?

Evidence: Tracker log shows ≥ 3 personalised outreach messages this week.

[T: DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Monotonic Stack Set] DSA: Did you pass “DSA Transfer: No-Hint Timed Monotonic Stack Set” — 2 unseen Monotonic Stack problems, 25 min per problem, no hints, pass bar ≥ 1/2 solved?

Evidence: timed result and miss reasons logged in the Journal.

Health & Guardrails: 1 full rest day taken every 2 weeks?

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If Behind / Life Interruption Protocol

Triage Rule

When academic exams spike or weekly time slips, execute this contingency plan:

shield Protect (Non-Negotiable)

Monotonic Stack I + Build micrograd from Scratch (Part 1: The Engine) + Recruiting Pipeline Weekly (Week 17)

schedule Defer (Safe to Shift)

Aditya Verma Sliding Window → weekend; Aptitude: Quant M17 → Week 18

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Week 17 Technical Notes & Journal

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