🏟️ "Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." - Babe Ruth

Hey friends!

Whew, what a week. I hope yours was a good one, let's boogie!

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Web links of the week

You should make a new programming language

Reckoning: How JavaScript broke U.S. Public Services

How I won $2,750 using JavaScript, AI, and a can of WD-40

The Nonvisual Website

Something that interested me this week

This week I took my first Korean language class! For those that don't know, my husband is Korean and I've been wanting to learn the language (...beyond watching k-dramas) so I can speak more with my in-laws and teach our baby!

What's cool about this class is that the Korean Consulate here in Chicago offers it (and other courses) for a very low price, both online and in-person! They do this around the world (a friend of mine is taking one of their courses in Budapest as we speak) and it's such a neat way to share culture and educate the masses.

So far I'm still a bit of a noobie, but between overhearing conversations with family, watching shows, and now this class, hopefully I'll be up-to-speed in no time! 화이팅!

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Interview question of the week

Last week, I had you return a list of unused variables! Awesome work Usman, Muhammad, Ricardo, Amine, Vasanth, Ashish, Tawseef, Sujeet, Neil, Ten, and Kriszti!

This week's question:

Given an array of function logs, where each log consists of a function name, a timestamp, and an event (either start or end), return the total execution time for each function. The timestamp is an integer representing milliseconds since the start of the program.

Example:

> calculateExecutionTimes([
    { name: "main", time: 0, event: "start" },
    { name: "subTask1", time: 5, event: "start" },
    { name: "subTask1", time: 10, event: "end" },
    { name: "subTask2", time: 15, event: "start" },
    { name: "subTask2", time: 20, event: "end" },
    { name: "main", time: 25, event: "end" }
])
> { main: 25, subTask1: 5, subTask2: 5 }

(you can submit your answers by replying to this email with a link to your solution, or share on LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastodon, or Bluesky)

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What Adults Lost When Kids Stopped Playing in the Street

Joke

A Möbius strip is sobbing, and its friend asks, "what's wrong?"

It says, "where do I even begin??"

That's all for now, folks! Have a great week. Be safe, make good choices, and get your summer bucket list items crossed off!


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