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Spreadsheet programs often use the A1 Reference Style to refer to columns. Given a column name in this style, return its column number.
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colNamesToNumbers.ts
const colNamesToNumbers = (name: string) => name.split('').reduce((acc, ch) => acc * 26 + ch.charCodeAt(0) - 64, 0)
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