Hello friends,
I hope you had a good long weekend (to those of you in the US) and an enjoyable week! I finished my first projects for grad school this past week, and whew, doing homework is a very different mindset that I haven't used in a long time! Anyway, let's get crackin.
Web links of the week
Build A Go API
Compiling Go to Web Assembly
Sockette
Shiny, Simulating Reflections for Mobile Websites
Something that interested me this week
The world lost a wonderful person this week. I found out on Thursday that my undergrad advisor Gloria Cain passed away, and I was heartbroken.
Gloria was a funny, smart, and kind person. She was a parent to the computer science kids when we didn't have one to go to. She helped her students accomplish so much, from getting into classes to earning scholarships to interviewing for jobs. Several of us would go hang out by her office regularly just to chat and enjoy her hilarious, quirky sense of humor. I know for a fact I wouldn't be where I am today without Gloria Cain. She was a friend, a mentor, a helper, and a joy to be around. She retired my senior year of college, and
a bunch of us made a video to thank her.
The world would be a better place with more Gloria Cains in it. I enjoyed keeping up with her after her retirement and my graduation, and
I wish I could have thanked her one last time.
All this to say, be like Gloria. Encourage those who are nervous. Be a mentor to those who need guidance. Be a friend those who could use one.
"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be."
- Winnie The Pooh
Interview question of the week
Last week, I had you return all the numbers less than n that had only the digits 1 or 5 in them. Check out
these three great answers!
This week's question:
Given two strings x and y, write a function that returns how many times x can be repeated to generate y. If y cannot be generated by repeating x, return -1.
Example:
repeat('pi', 'pipipipi')
> 4
repeat('danger', 'cassidy')
> -1
Cool things from around the internet
DC60 + Mitolet keyboard
Fasting: the science is more fascinating than you think
MacKenzie Bezos and the Myth of the Lone Genius Founder
Joke
What do you call a person who never farts in public?
A private tutor!
That's all for now, have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and be a friend.
cassidoo
