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Gudiza:
I tried the examples stated in the question on your code and it didn't output the result in that example. i.e "helloworld, worldhello" should output 8 as the Hamming Distance whereas yours outputs 10, also your "boy, toy" example should output 1 as Hamming Distance where yours gives 4.

That is because you are including the quotation marks in the input field.
I think quotation marks in the examples are just quotations of the strings or (to state they are strings), it shouldnt be inside the input field.
I could be wrong tho.

FrostyBlok:
I don't think it affects your chances, just put in your best for the test. I applied for cycle 38 while I was preparing for cycle 36 bootcamp. I got a cycle38 interview invite 3days after I got an Andela acceptance mail.

Wow. Congrats!.

Gudiza:
Have you verified your logic with the examples given in the test questions?

Yes.
Did u notice anything wrong?

Guys abeg help me scrutinize before I submit.
https://codepen.io/OZONKWO/full/NOvejo/

IanKirkby:
Cycle 37 bootcampers, have you received alert? Yes, mail alert for your bootcamp project. Been waiting for it all day, and when it came walahi my slippers cut. Start checking your mails please, first submission is on 12th....

What is the project about?
Is it 12th of this month?.So u guys have just 4 days to complete it?

Cycle 38 check your mails. They've sent the interview IV.

isArray:
it's not out yet, but no frameworks/library is used at boot camp, start learning node Js, express and postgresql, you should know how to build an api with authentication, then a good front end with HTML and CSS

Okay. Thanks

Cycle 37 folks, pls what was the pre-bootcamp project about?. Was it a front-end project or fullstack?.
Was any frame-work/library allowed ?.
Want to decide on what to learn next.
Whether to learn React( Only library I'm proficient in is Jquery) or move over to back-end (start learning nodeJS).

shimmer1:
Hello, after a number of strings and stress i pulled, I managed to solve it. It was actually so much headache, i hope you haven't submitted the test? It has to follow the hierarchy. Try this:::

getString(comment) {
const authorName = comment.getAuthor().getName();
if (!comment.getRepliedTo()) return authorName;
return `${comment.getMessage()} by ${authorName} (replied to ${this.getString(comment.getRepliedTo())})`;
}
toString() {
if(!this._repliedTo){
return `${this._message} by ${this._author.getName()}`;
} else {
return `${this._message} by ${this._author.getName()} (replied to ${this._repliedTo.getAuthor().getName()})`
}
}
-------------
Make sure you also encapsulate the constructor and functions (repliedTo and author) => such as (_repliedTo and _author)under the class comment.

good luck and success.

Thanks.
I was later able to finish it. I actually copied Gudiza's code from the screenshot he posted here and edited it a bit to work .
Omo the OOP no bi here.
Was way tougher than cycle 36's.
Wishing u the best too.

Has Anybody passed the last test(toString()) in the OOP question?. Abeg help o. That is the only test my code hasnt passed. Already frustrated.

Gudiza:
Please has anyone completed the object oriented tests, I can't seem to get the remaining three test cases resolved?
Any help will be appreciated.

Have u solved this yet?
To handle User encapsulation:
In the constructor of the User class, define the name property with:
this._name= name; (instead of this.name= name) That way, the name property is accessible only by the class.

To handle comment encapsulation:
In the constructor of the Comment class define the message property with:
this._message= message (instead of this.message= message);

Also wherever you used this.name in your class methods, replace with this._name.
Do same for this.message.

guente02:
I couldn't get in to andela the last time out but atleast I finished the project.
https://diaryly.herokuapp.com/
Gearing up for whatever cycle 37 would bring to the table.

Nice one bro.
Is this the bootcamp project?

isArray:
i have a regex problem, can you help me to solve it??

I'll try. Whats it?

If you want to understand regular expressions and how to use it. This is the best tutorial I've seen anywhere:
https://regular-expressions.info/tutorialcnt.html?wlr=1 (I just finished it).

This is good also (but not as complete as the one above): http://javascript.info/regular-expressions

untethered:
lol better check for your qualified.io test before you miss that one.
email just came.

Thanks just saw it.

maigemuu:
Hi guys,

Got a mail for the qualified.io test.

Gurus in coding, what should I expect as I am still in my learning phase. Little did I know I would scale through the home study test. How can I tackle this easily?

I have huge trust in nairaland

Open the test first and see for urself na.
Just calm down and do it. No need to rush. Make sure your solutions pass the tests 100%. Use google when you're finding things difficult.

untethered:
Hold that thought

Lol thanks. Funny thing is I only found the mail this morning as I saw this your comment and it has been in my inbox since 15th (didnt see it before).
So if I no enter nairaland na so I for don miss the deadline.

untethered:
uh, thanks?

anyone else please??

Same here Oct. 17th. I am really surprised. Previous homestudy tests deadlines were 4 days after. This one is more than one month. Well, good thing is I'll have more time to prepare for the tests/interview/bootcamp.

Judahudoh:
What do you think is the best approach, stay back and learn some more? I didn't even do the second test when I realized the game was tougher and for other reasons I knew I was not ready.
Nevertheless, I think if I find someone around me preparing for this, it will push my effort the more. Am focusing on next year. I was sent the link to this last cycle which will close in days and I still feel like its better to focus on preparation though I would love to experience the second test for posterity.
Pls let's connected. WhatsApp - 08121129573.
I think we need an insider advice on these please. Guys what are ur opinions. Especially those already on board

Experience is the best teacher. You could learn for 2 years and still not make it to Andela. And fact is you can never finish learning everything as there is always more to learn.
If your programming skill is at a decent level you better apply. Take it very serious, but dont be too hopeful that you will get in at first attempt.
If you get in fine. But if u don't fine also, take it as a learning experience, you'll definately learn some things from your failure that would help you in your next attempt. Its not like your paying any money.

Hello everyone. Please I'm looking for a good note editor app for Android .
I have tried several : Quoda(presently using this), ES note Editor, Note pad ++(Android).
None have good syntax highlighting.
Need an editor with good syntax highlighting.
Recommendations?

Spyde:
Hmmm!!, Yes you can.

Well, learning programming is not something you rush like you're preparing for exams.
It takes time and regular practice (practical application) to be good at it. Period between application and interview/bootcamp is just about 2 months.
I know Everybody brain no bi the same , but no matter how quick you are in assimilating, you can only MASTER very little of what you're supposed to know in 2 months.

stephenkhalaf:
shimmer1, am sorry to say this... to be sincere, i don't think andela is the right place for you...you are still stuck at the beginning, you've not even seen any qualified.io test. my advice for you is to go back to school or look for one small job that you can do for a living!.


am so sorry...please don't be mad at me!

DonPikko:
that's why there's home study

lol. Yes. But for a complete novice to cover and perfectly understand half of the materials in the homestudy and become at least decent in programming, it could take over a year. So yes, it is not really true that you dont need to have any prior experience/knowledge. A novice cant master half of what is in the homestudy between the period of application and assesment tests/bootcamp.

DonPikko:
do not take this personally , I feel it's not fair when criteria is not explicitly stated, it leaves candidates guessing what went wrong, after a denial, andela needs to work on this

I like the fact that they get back to you whether you qualified or not, unlike most companies.

flashBang:
Well in my experience, that's how it seems. it's definitely not a coincidence that many times, the multiple accounts it was tried on prove and led to the conclusion that unless you are lucky and those who finished before you didn't perform well. that must have been the reason in your case.

the accounts that finished the test very late with same performance didn't make it.

You might be right u know.
According to this mail I got (regarding my unsuccessful interview), only the top 10% from the second test make it through to the interview.
So time might be part of their criteria.

flashBang:
Oh! you definitely don't know andela that much. if you finish the test very late, regardless of your performance, you will not make it in unless you are lucky that only few people finish before you and only few perform better than you.
it has been tried on multiple accounts with same answers and solutions to all questions. For the first test, only the ones that finish within 30mins to 1hr is more likely to make it to next stage.

As for second test, if you finish after 2hrs, your chance of making it drops tragically.

Want to know why? the questions have become repetitive and many people already have the answers perfected in advance and they just copy/paste.
After the test is scored based on performance, then there is a further cut-off based on time...... believe it or not.

When gold becomes common it loses its value. likewise, your performance means nothing when too many people are performing equally or even better.

That is not true at all. Since the 1st test wasn't timed, I didnt rush it and I didn't do it at a go(I had other very important commitments). Overall I completed the first test within about 32hours.
Since the 2nd test was timed, even though they said the timing doesnt matter, I didnt want to take any chances. I tried to finish it within 5 hours but I couldnt. I was on it for 6hrs when my laptop's battery died. I resumed about 6hrs later when I was able to get electricity (the time was still counting) and was able to finish about 3 hours later.
So all together, the time was reading about 15hours when I submitted.
And I scaled through the tests.

Got the Andela mail(cycle 36). Unfortunately, I wasnt selected for boot camp. No shit.
Even if I had made it to boot camp, no way I would've survived as I just began learning programming a few months ago and I'm pretty much still a novice in front-end dev. with no real knowledge about back-end.
About to apply for cycle 38. I'm definately going to be better by November.

princesweetman2:
https://codepen.io/soyedotun/full/MBLdrj/

Cc benfluleck guente02 Donpikko haywhyze teletexter Thevenine FunkyPunky

1. test for no input
2. input only string one
3. input only string two
4. test for unequal length of strings
5. test "foo" and "bar" | "egg" and "add" | "paper" and "title" strings

Your logic is brilliant. Nice and short. It took me a while to really understand it.
I did then Armstrong challenge for the interview, but tried to the other 3 challenge questions. My solution for the Isomorphic was very long and might not pass some tests.

princesweetman2:
1: Interview for cycle 36.1.

2: Yes that was for cycle 36

lol. So u applied for two simultaneously. Badt guy. Dem no catch u for the interview. .... or abi its not illegal?

princesweetman2:
twas great.

I was interviewed by BENNY OGIDAN - UK BRED and GABRIEL.

we had a lengthy discussion after defending my IV CODE.

he faulted me for not taking FEEDBACK. which I blv most of us don't like.

He added a line of style to my CSS, which I couldn't take note of. I tried to lay d fault on my lappy ba3 but he reminded me of taking FEEDBACK and not dribble him.

It was great as he liked d LOGIC of d CODE which I felt was d most important.

He asked questions abt ANDELA values, culture and describing situations u av experienced relating to EPIC.

That's abt it


Cc benfluleck

Which interview again?.
Didnt you do interview last week?

DonPikko:
also Mozilla developers network site

MDN contains virtually everything about javascript.
Problem is javascript contains some things that are rarely used in real life. MDN doesnt seperate the essential ones and not too essential ones. So It might take you ages trying to cover everything on MDN.
Strings for example has about 40 methods all listed and explained (not very detailed) on MDN.

Why I like Javascript.info is it teaches the important things in details and always put a link to MDN and other sites for reference.

IMO its better for a beginner to use MDN as a reference not a major learning tool.
You could get frustrated trying cover everything there.

maigemuu:
Guys abeg, what are we to expect from the home study test questions. The home study material is filled with so many online resources. How can one scale past this to get set for the competency test. I no fear for the latter.

I recommend http://www.javascript.info if you're just beginning to learn Java Script (like I was 3 months ago).
That site helped/is helping me understand the language very well. They break down everything to the simplest so even someone without any prior programming knowledge can understand.
There are also challenge questions at the end of every topic for practice.


The site is also included somewhere in the homestudy.