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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-80: Detect Cyclic Dependency in a Directed Graph

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Detect Cyclic Dependency in a Directed Graph

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

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Graph Theory

Description

Given a directed graph represented by an adjacency list, write a function to determine if there is a cycle in the graph.

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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_graph#Cycle_detection

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  • Did you find any interesting edge cases?
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