In 2014, Jesse Swidler designed a coding challenge for Okta's engineering applicants. It was initially designed for applicants to demonstrate a basic understanding of http and their ability to manage state. While an applicant was never tasked with the challenge, it became a perennial topic of conversation for some Okta engineers.
The rules are simple, but the search for a solution is a journey.
While the challenge is no longer hosted at jswidler.com/challenge, I've rebuilt the challenge so others may enjoy it. A faithful reproduction based on the backups from the Internet Archive is hosted at jswidler.co/challenge.
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