😵‍💫 "You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view." - Penelope Cruz

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one. Mine was probably the most tiring week I’ve ever had, if I’m being honest. Newborns are no joke. But hey, at least they’re cute. Let’s learn!

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Web links of the week

It’s time to learn oklch color
The JavaScript Equality Table Game
Accessibility vs emojis
Directly Responsible Individuals

Something that interested me this week

Y’all… I had a baby last week, and this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I really can’t emphasize it enough. Our new baby girl is the cutest thing, and we love her a ton. But whew. It’s so mind-shattering how much life has changed. Everyone says that it’s the most intense thing you’ll ever experience, but those words don’t really explain it enough. It’s extreme moments of joy and extreme moments of sadness back and forth, all the time. It’s really overwhelming. We’re taking it one day at a time, trying to enjoy as much of it as we can!

I admit, writing this newsletter is something that I thought about pausing while we got settled with the baby. But, it’s provided a really nice sense of normalcy amongst the chaos to be able to work on it throughout the week during naps. Thanks for reading and being here while I try to get a grip on everything.

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Interview question of the week

Last week, I had you make an integer based on an array, divisible by a given number. It was a funky one and y’all did great, nice job Ángel, Ten, Miguel, Pozorvlak, Amine, Carlo, and Josef!

This week’s question:
Given a non-empty array containing only non-negative integers, return the list with trailing and leading zeroes removed.

Example:

> removeZeroes([0, 0, 0, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0])
> [3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9]

> removeZeroes([0, 0, 0])
> []

> removeZeroes([8])
> [8]

Cool things from around the internet

Impactful Questions to Ask Your Interviewer
Pisa 40% Keyboard
Nobody’s Exactly Sure How Much A Kilogram Is Right Now
Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?”

Joke

Why did the person stare at the carton of orange juice for hours?
Because the label said: “concentrate”!

That’s all for now, folks! Have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and get rid of your sleep debt!

Special thanks to Gabor, IceSloth, Alaska, Josh, Conor, Ezell, Ximena, Paige, Sebastián, Ben, Sema, Kinetic Labs, Vadim, Bailey, and Carmina for supporting my Patreon and this newsletter!

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