We’re now at Challenge #4 of the 21-Day Coding Challenge and it’s been the usual vibe — pretty easy to solve! I’m happy to know that my coding skills are at least at level 4. For someone who is completely new to coding and who has NO CLUE where they stand on in terms of coding skill-level, it’s a relief to know that maybe I don’t suck at coding and maybe I have it in my blood!

Though I still found myself trying to jump into a completely convoluted way to approach the problem when all along the answer could have been written in just 2 lines of code … I was super ready to break out the nested four loops and to store the answer into all these random variables, but I’m glad I caught myself early, took a step back and saved myself the trouble. Maybe that’s the lesson to take away from today’s challenge — sometimes, the answer isn’t as complicated as you think! And chances are there is definitely a way to make your code more efficient.

Challenge #4 is a great chance to familiarize yourself with JavaScript Operators (hint hint), and that’s all there is to it! Nothing too snazzy.

Like Sarah, I will definitely be doing a long-weekend round up on Tuesday after I code my way into Thanksgiving!

Have yourselves a great Thanksgiving + an even greater 3 days of coding!
-Rachel