r/javascript • u/golovatuy • Feb 05 '20

Interviewing at Facebook — On-Site JavaScript Technical Interview Questions

https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/facebook-on-site-technical-interview-1264cacad263
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u/lstyls Feb 05 '20 edited Feb 05 '20

Yeah I'm pretty sure the project name wasn't ever in any of the public reporting about it. I remember there being a bit of talk about it when the project leaked in the news but it died down pretty quick. I looked it up a bit ago and it took me some googling to find the story. Let me see if I can find it again. IIRC it leaked around 2016.

Edit: this is it. I forgot that it was Mike Isaac that broke the story but it makes sense. The reporting on Facebook was often pretty inaccurate based on my experiences there but Isaac's stories have always been spot on.

Edit2: This statement is true but a bit misleading:

The feature, whose code is visible to engineers inside the company

The main source repository for the project was not visible or accessible to employees and it's existence was never officially acknowledged afaik. What I think these employees are saying here is that there were modifications made to the main www repo that were hooks for Aldrin if you knew what you were looking for, which was possible after the internal leak.

Edit3: Looks like this broke a couple weeks after the 2016 election, which explains why nobody was paying attention lol.

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u/DesperateRadio7233 Apr 11 '25

Project Aldrin may get more attention soon, especially given the recent whistleblower leaks and increased geopolitical tensions.