Neat Googs Foo.bar Haskell Hack and OPLSS!

First up..OPLSS!

• Yes, I’m in! Officially going to OPLSS in July! :D

Anyways…

• Thought since I’m a Haskellino and this happened to me about two years ago (when I searched for this specific Haskell term) and someone did a Java version, I’d do one for Haskell!

This is for if you’d like to try their programming challenges

• Basically, if you’re a Haskellino and want to try Foo.Bar, Google’s recruitment challenge, but you want to do it the Haskell way…
• Yes, of course you want to do it the Haskell way!

Open up a browser

• I already have a Foo.bar from before, so I used incognito

Type in “Applicative Functor”

• retrieve the first address for this Google search like shown below

Copy and Paste that result into a new tab.

• Hover (or Click) the first link. If this doesn’t work, repeat the copy and paste into a new tab

Eventually, this comes up

Click “I want to play”

• See, it opens up the browser window with applicative functor search. Yay Haskell!
• You can see it sort of warped the image backwards, as my search term, “Applicative Functor”, is now tilted.

You have to log in using a gmail account

• Then, you can start to solve the questions in either Java or Python
• Wait..WHAT!? Did you just say Java or Python?

YUP!

• facepalm

Why this sucks

• We would like to be able to solve this in Haskell!
• I mean, since some persons claim it isn’t even used anymore for recruiting, why not add a few languages that tend to draw bright people who are passionate about programming?
• OCaml, Racket, Haskell, Scala, Rust? I mean, it’s problem-solving, right? It just has to pass the test cases.
• Plus, I can guarantee that if a person can solve them in these languages, you can teach them Java / Python
• I mean, I was searching for “Applicative Functor”, after all. Why would I want to do your challenges in Java or Python?
• Plus, to re-iterate…they’re potentially missing out on some bright candidates.
• Some of my friends would probably write an interpreter that ports to Java or Python, and write it in PureScript or Racket.. haha. I’d hire those people!

But..what do I know..I’m just a student :D

• /shrug/
• to be clear, I do like the company and what they do, but I’m really just interested in Haskell at the moment. :D
• so yeah…I probably won’t be doing that anytime soon..besides maybe looking at the questions, when I’m good enough in Haskell, and using them to practice solving things in Haskell :D (so on my own and not timed).

In other news…

• I’ve been accepted for OPLSS!!
• My room and board is being paid for (which includes meals)
• I’m really excited!

And…BayHac is this weekend!

• That’s all I have to say! I’m pretty excited about that, too! :D