Working through these challenges on LeetCode is an interesting experience. This challenge took more code than I expected. It could be that I missed a more simple or elegant solution. However, like the Plus One Challenge, I felt I had a decent approach to start but I still ended up learning a few things along … [Read more…]
Working through these challenges on LeetCode is an interesting experience. I try to solve the problems or at least think an approach through prior to hitting the docs and as a last result searching for solution specifics. This is to avoid getting overly frustrated since the purpose is to try and stretch my knowledge while … [Read more…]
Working through these challenges on LeetCode is an interesting experience. Some have been pretty challenging like rotating an array and some have felt more relatable and straight-forward to solve like finding the best time to buy and sell stock. The range of feelings has been interesting, progress hasn’t been linear but I am enjoying working … [Read more…]
This the 3rd challenge and I came in with high confidence after getting through the first and second challenges on LeetCode. I was feeling good after completing the last challenge to find the best time to buy and sell stock but this one really turned out to be a tough one. The challenge: Given an … [Read more…]
As someone that has jumped stacks a couple times in the last few years, I’m productive in multiple languages but I miss the level of mastery I felt when I had focused effort on a single language for an extended period of time. I work in javascript these days and I love it, and would … [Read more…]
As someone that has jumped stacks a couple times in the last few years, I’m productive in multiple languages but I miss the level of mastery I felt when I had focused effort on a single language for an extended period of time. I work in javascript these days and I love it, and would … [Read more…]
Webhooks are a popular way for platforms to notify external clients and integrations when changes are occurring in near real time. Webhooks can be very useful but they can also present a challenge for both automated and exploratory testing of the webhooks implementation. Typically the integrator registers to recieve webhooks by providing an endpoint that … [Read more…]
If you have been testing API endpoints, you may have used tools like cURL, Postman, or DHC as a client for testing them. Those tools definitely have their place, but ever since I started automating tests it generally feels faster to just script them up. Even if I’m not going to be checking these tests … [Read more…]