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I did 'foobar' thing in april sometime. Had got that challenge when I was doing some google maps api thing. After finishing 3 rounds (5 or 6 problems) - it asks
by samblr 9y ago
I did 'foobar' thing in april sometime. Had got that challenge when I was doing some google maps api thing. After finishing 3 rounds (5 or 6 problems) - it asks you to fill in [number, email, linkedin/github ] and reach out to google recruiter.
Wife was really excited to see the whole process as 'foobar' opened when she was at my desk. She couldn't believe all this can happen and was super keen to send contact to google and I was saying not-now (we are expecting our first born soon). Yet, to keep wife happy, I did send my contact details without linkedin/github details. May be google recruiters ignored my contact since without professional details -
it doesn't make any sense for a hire.
I checked my foobar link - it still opens though. May be after few months will try reaching..
- good_vibes 9y agoThat's awesome to hear, gives me hope. What learning resources/track would you recommend to someone who doesn't have a CS degree and tried a bootcamp but only finished 6 weeks and got a full refund? I have work experience as a technician, an entry-level web designer, and about 6 months of Jr. web developer experience? I'm still wondering why they would send it to me when my tabs were CodeSchool.com (learning Angular to prepare for the coding bootcamp I was going to attend the week after), a Google search for some Angular stuff (how I got the challenge), HackerNews, reddit/r/science, and in an incognito probably a tab or two of porn.
- samblr 9y agoA CS degree isn't a must if you can understand time-space complexities and how they are at play in a problem. basic knowledge of trees will help.