Question
Design a structure that, after being seeded with an initial list of integers, processes a stream of add operations and reports the kth largest value seen so far after each add. k is fixed at construction. Given k, the initial array, and a list of values to add in order, return the list of kth-largest results (one per add). It is guaranteed there are always at least k elements when a result is requested.
kth_largest_stream(k: int, initial: list[int], adds: list[int]) → list[int][3,[4,5,8,2],[3,5,10,9,4]]out[4,5,5,8,8]State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.
Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.