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+// C++ program to print largest contiguous array sum
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+//kadane's algorithm
+int maxSubArraySum(int a[], int size)
+{
+	int max_sum = a[0];
+  int curr_sum = a[0];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		curr_sum += a[i];
+		if (max_sum < curr_sum)
+			max_sum = curr_sum;
+
+		if (curr_sum < 0)
+			curr_sum = 0;
+	}
+	return max_sum;
+}
+
+
+int main()
+{
+	int a[] = { -2, -3, 4, -1, -2, 1, 5, -3 };
+	int n = sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]);
+
+	// Function Call
+	int max_sum = maxSubArraySum(a, n);
+	cout << "Maximum contiguous sum is " << max_sum;
+	return 0;
+}