LeetCode 75 C++ | Step-by-Step Solutions (LAN Academy) - The Min-Heap Trick That Makes LeetCode 2462 Easy (C++)

🎉 The 200th video on LAN Academy! LeetCode 2462 – Total Cost to Hire K Workers (C++ Solution) How do you hire the best workers while minimizing total cost? In this video, we solve one of the most practical min-heap problems in LeetCode. 🧩 Problem summary: You’re given an array costs, and two integers k and candidates. You need to hire exactly k workers, always choosing the cheapest available from either end of the list — left or right. If there’s a tie, pick the worker with the smaller index. 🎯 Concepts covered: ✅ Min-Heap (priority queue) logic in C++ ✅ Efficient simulation with two pointers ✅ Greedy thinking for cost minimization ✅ Handling ties and index order 💻 Time Complexity: O(k log n) 💻 Space Complexity: O(n) 🎓 Learn more with LAN Academy: 📘 https://lanacademy-school.thinkific.com #leetcode #cplusplus #lanacademy #heap #priorityqueue #greedy #algorithms #codinginterview #education #programming @reper #foryou #viral #reper #urmaritori #for