My Enthusiasm Takes the Cake

...rather than my resume. Here's proof:

Thanks Matthew, I really appreciate you writing this. In fact, I was hoping you would. More important than anything else -- literally, the most important trait, and the one from which all others derive -- is enthusiasm. Your writing this shows you have it, and that's an incredibly valuable asset. Given that, would you be willing to continue on? If so, the next step is the Remote Programming Challenge! I'll send along an email that outlines the next steps shortly.

Thanks Matthew, again, I'm glad you wrote back!

At this point, I'm not going to spoil who this came from, since I'm not counting my eggs yet. The story is that I had a phone interview with this company, and it ended with me being told I'm not a fit for the job. After a little thinking, I decided that I didn't agree with the CEO, who was interviewing me, and with my thank-you email, I included plenty of reasons why I am, indeed, a fit for the job. And above is his response.

Anyway, I figured it's a good idea to blog about my progress on the challenge, since for me, it's more than just a Remote Programming Challenge. This RPC is actually doubling as a learning challenge. The reason why is apparent in the requirements:

The challenge:
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Create a basic PHP/JavaScript/jQuery application that uses the API to, without any page refreshes:
1) Authenticate to an account
2) Download existing transactions
3) Create new transactions

I have almost no experience with JavaScript or jQuery. So my challenge is more than just creating the app, but also learning HOW to create the app. I'm up for the challenge, and I intend to spend no more than two days completing the challenge, start to finish. Unfortunately, I'm a little tight on time until after Tuesday.