The longer your job search drags on, the more you’ll be exposed to different variations of technical evaluations offered by companies. Here are some of the different formats I’ve encountered as well as some tips & resources to prepare for them — There are countless of companies out there looking for new team members to join there team. However, while there are ample opportunities for job seekers like me, it also creates a frustrating process in having our technical skills evaluated by prospective employers.

A walkthrough on how to solve this fun algorithm question using the includes method — Some of these algorithm questions can be quite interesting. This one is no different — imagine having to use a computer with a broken keyboard. That would be quite the inconvenience, wouldn’t it? Well, that’s the exact problem that we’re presented with here. In this fun (but frustrating world), we…

CSV files can be overwhelming, but it’s a common way to store large amounts of data. Here’s a walkthrough on how to seed it into your Rails database — Y’all should’ve seen my face when I downloaded my first CSV file. What the hell is this? First of all, I had never seen anything like it before— it was super jumbled up. I didn’t even know what a CSV file is, let alone how to use it. …

A walkthrough on how to use this simple but powerful hook in your React application — React hooks provide our functional components with a lot more power — becoming a more preferred approach to building applications in recent times compared to class components. The useContext hook is no different, but it’s also important to note that it operates a bit differently compared to some of the…

Failure after failure. I keep pushing but keep finding myself back to where I started. Am I good enough? Should I continue? — How does one find motivation, let alone maintain it? Passion is typically one of the first things that people mention. Whether it’s a new career choice, a new hobby, etc. — it’s easy to be motivated if you love what you do. But what if we constantly fail at the…

A walkthrough on how to determine if both strings contain the same number of vowels using the Frequency Counter approach in JavaScript — Let’s get right into it, shall we? Note that this problem is on Leetcode (question #1704). To follow along, the link to the question is as follows: https://leetcode.com/problems/determine-if-string-halves-are-alike/ The Problem Our problem states: You are given a string s of even length. Split this string into two halves of equal lengths, and…

Because a regular old palindrome just isn’t enough. A walkthrough on how to solve Noisy Palindrome algorithm problem using ASCII in JavaScript — “A regular palindrome would be too easy, right?” — said no one ever. Well, that’s probably a lie, but you get my point. …

A walkthrough on how to conceptualize the matrix and solving this algorithm question using brute force — For some reason, I am having the hardest of times understanding matrices. It’s not my first foray in working with matrices, but it’s the way that it’s structured and the 2D nature of it that has me going in circles in my mind as I try and process how I…

A walkthrough on solving this algorithm question using a hash map. — Man, I am really starting to like hash maps. It’s a strange feeling. Just a few months ago, I could barely solve an algorithm question on my own, let alone coming up with an efficient enough solution. …