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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+int kadanesAlgorithm(const std::vector<int>& nums) {
+    int maxEndingHere = nums[0]; // Initialize maxEndingHere and maxSoFar to the first element of the array
+    int maxSoFar = nums[0];
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < nums.size(); ++i) {
+        // Calculate the maximum ending at the current element
+        maxEndingHere = std::max(nums[i], maxEndingHere + nums[i]);
+
+        // Update the maximum subarray sum seen so far
+        maxSoFar = std::max(maxSoFar, maxEndingHere);
+    }
+
+    return maxSoFar;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    // Example usage:
+    std::vector<int> nums = {-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4};
+    int maxSubarraySum = kadanesAlgorithm(nums);
+
+    std::cout << "Maximum subarray sum: " << maxSubarraySum << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}