Archive for January, 2010

The hidden power of ruby’s “next” keyword

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Note: This is not part of the lottery programming project! Don’t freak out if none of these make any sense to you!

Most ruby programmers have used the next keyword in iterators like Array#each. For example… (more…)

Amazon internship interview

Monday, January 25th, 2010

I just had an interview with Amazon this afternoon. It was really technical and quite challenging, and I think I could have done much better ;) Anyways it’s definitely a very enjoyable experience and I’ve learned a lot! While I am not sure if I am allowed to publish the exact questions that I’ve been asked, there is one thing that I can tell you. They love trees. If you’re having an interview with Amazon soon, you better know them inside out!

Get ready for your first programming project…

Monday, January 25th, 2010

A few months back I’ve promised a programming project that is designed for people who have never programmed before. Well, get ready for it, because it’s finally here! Read on to find out what to expect…