Terms of use

Effective 24 August 2026

Use

Prism is free to use for learning, teaching and interview preparation. Link to any page; share links are made for sharing. Do not scrape the site into a competing product or republish the essays wholesale as your own.

Accuracy

Every trace is generated by real code and checked against independent reference implementations in CI, and the essays are written with care — but Prism is providedas is, without warranty of any kind. If you are preparing for an interview or writing production code, verify against a primary source. If you find an error,report it and it will be fixed.

Code shown on the site

The algorithm implementations displayed in the source panel are standard, textbook algorithms; use them freely. Attribution is appreciated, never required.

Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Prism and its author are not liable for any damages arising from use of the site — including, without limitation, failed interviews, failed builds, and off-by-one errors reproduced with confidence.

Changes

These terms may change; the effective date above moves when they do.