I finally gathered enough courage to click the link in my email. It had come about a week ago and I knew I was unprepared for it. It was a link to ...
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You're not the first person to have that happen, won't be the last. I've been working w/ Python for over 10 years and I realized after I finished an assessment problem this morning that I over thought it. As soon as I was off the call, I immediately thought of a super simple one-liner that would have worked better. Lol. This is why I hate live assessments. Oh well, ya just face-palm and move on.
Back to the drawing board I guess
It gets worse w3schools.com/tags/att_input_type_... but we've been there too.
Omg 😭😭😂😂
Thanks for sharing
Sometimes a 5 minutes break (I know you couldn't afford it while giving test)
Or
A second pair of eyes
helps in solving programming issues
Because meeting programming requirements could be achieved in many ways (sometimes)
Were you allowed to use HTML5 validators like minlength and pattern, or it had to be done in JS? Anyway, don't worry. You will be coding profesionally sooner than you might think! It's all about the hustle.
Yes, I could use HTML5 validators but for some reason it never came to mind. I assumed that the solution had to be something complex.
I can't wait for my next assessment; it would be a lot better. Back to the drawing board!
Do you like coding? If so, you have something much more valuable than knowledge and experience: a motivation to evolve. Soon enough you'll figure out that data structures and algorithms are just a common way of solving a particular problem. Some of them will inevitably be rendered inefficient in years to come because someone will dare to look on a problem in a totally wrong way. Sure, that's not exactly the case here and I tend to think that the simpler the solution the better, but hey, I'm a developer for almost a decade and I still make shameful mistakes in my job interviews.
I don't know if you seen it before, but there's a very nice project that might help fill in the blanks and nail those silly interviews: freecodecamp.org/ . Good luck!
Yesss, I love coding.
Thank you so much, this was so encouraging!
It's good to get a laugh in the morning.
Thanks for sharing this! Keep up the good work!
This was a great read!! fear really is one of our biggest enemies. thanks for telling us your experience and reminding us to not allow fear cloud our thoughts.