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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-131: String Compression

Daily JavaScript Challenge: String Compression

Hey fellow developers! đź‘‹ Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: String Manipulation

Description

Implement a string compression function that uses the counts of repeated characters. For character sequence, if the character is repeated, it should be compressed into the format character+count. For example, the string "aabcccccaaa" should become "a2b1c5a3". If the compressed string is not smaller than the original, return the original string.

Ready to Begin?

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  1. Fork this challenge
  2. Write your solution
  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String

Join the Discussion!

  • How did you approach this problem?
  • Did you find any interesting edge cases?
  • What was your biggest learning from this challenge?

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