Code Complexity Analyzer
DeepSeek prompt for analyzing code complexity with line-by-line breakdown and optimization suggestions.
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Prompt
Analyze the time and space complexity of this code:
{{code}}
Provide:
1. **What the code does**: Plain English explanation of the algorithm
2. **Time complexity analysis**:
- Identify each loop, recursive call, and built-in operation
- For each: what's the iteration count in terms of input size?
- Combine to get overall Big-O
- Show the derivation (not just the answer)
- Best case / Average case / Worst case
3. **Space complexity analysis**:
- Stack space (recursion depth)
- Heap allocations (arrays, objects, hash maps)
- In-place vs extra space
- Overall Big-O space
4. **Complexity breakdown by line**:
| Line(s) | Operation | Time | Space |
Mark the bottleneck line(s) with ⚠️
5. **Optimization opportunities**:
- Can we reduce time complexity? How?
- Can we trade space for time (or vice versa)?
- Are there unnecessary operations?
- Would a different data structure help?
6. **Comparison**: If optimized, show:
| Version | Time | Space | Tradeoff |
- Original
- Optimized approach 1
- Optimized approach 2
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