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RECENT INTERVIEW QUESTION: Find Sum-Pairs in an Array that add up to X (JS/Ruby Solutions)

Recently got this question in a technical interview for a junior dev position. It's a pretty straightforward algorithm... still fumbled through it a lil bit to start (nerves). They also asked me to do it in Javascript specifically, which I'm still getting comfortable with (Ruby was language #1 for me). Anyway, check it out below. I'll talk through what I like/dislike about the solution, and I'll include a Ruby solution at the end too.

React part 1: Virtual DOM, JSX, and Components

The most buzzwordy of buzzwords in job descriptions across the nation. Let's explore some ReactJS basics.

LEARNING: Conditional (Ternary) Operator

Quick post on the Javascript Ternary Operator and how it works.

LEARNING: The ES6 Spread Operator (...)

What is the spread operator and how does it work?

WARMUP: Reverse a string without built-in methods (Ruby/JS solutions)

Warming up is a good thing. Here's a basic one to start with.

Starting something new

Hiya folks. I'm starting a little blog. My story so far (for context): I'm not a professional software developer, but last year I decided I wanted to become one. I don't have an undergraduate computer science degree (I studied business/marketing), and before last year I had never written a single line of code in my life. I worked for a few years after graduating -- A couple in marketing / market research / brand-strategy, and then a couple as a semi-technical career coach at a big tech company. I say 'semi-technical' because I was career-coaching software engineers (i.e. I knew the lingo, and I knew the keywords). But I didn't code, nor did I really know what I was talking about when I asked a software engineer if they 'focused more on frontend or backend,' what 'frameworks' they had experience with, if they had experience 'implementing APIs,' etc., etc. But I wanted to know what I was talking about. So I started doing little onli...