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+/* Finding largest sum in a contiguous array using Kadane's algorithm.
+author: anshul3pathi
+*/
+# include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+// Function takes an integer array and it's size as input
+// and returns the maximum contiguous sum.
+int maxSumInArray(int arr[], int size) {
+    int maxSoFar = arr[0];
+    int currMax = arr[0];
+
+    for(int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+        currMax = max(arr[i], currMax + arr[i]);
+        maxSoFar = max(maxSoFar, currMax);
+    }
+    return maxSoFar;
+}
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