Simulate In-Place Cellular State Updates

Company: Google

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: hard

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Overview: This question evaluates a candidate's ability to implement grid-based state transitions and manage in-place updates with strict space constraints, assessing skills in matrix manipulation, neighbor traversal, and correctness under simultaneous update rules.

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