Maximum Subarray

Problem Description

Given an integer array nums, find the subarray with the largest sum, and return its sum.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [-2,1,-3,4,-1,2,1,-5,4]
Output: 6
Explanation: The subarray [4,-1,2,1] has the largest sum 6.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [1]
Output: 1
Explanation: The subarray [1] has the largest sum 1.

Example 3:

Input: nums = [5,4,-1,7,8]
Output: 23
Explanation: The subarray [5,4,-1,7,8] has the largest sum 23.

 

Constraints:

 

Follow up: If you have figured out the O(n) solution, try coding another solution using the divide and conquer approach, which is more subtle.

Solution (Go)

func MaxInt(a, b int) int {
    if a > b {
        return a
    }
    return b
}

func maxSubArray(nums []int) int {
    sum := nums[0]
    max := nums[0]
    for i:=1;i<len(nums);i++ {
        sum = MaxInt(sum + nums[i], nums[i])
        max = MaxInt(sum, max)
        sum = MaxInt(sum, 0)
    }
    return max
}