N-Grams Code Challenge

n_grams_code_challenge.md

Foxbox Digital N-Grams Code Challenge

This is a small programming problem to test your technical ability and coding style.

Instructions

Write a simple script to generate a set of n-grams from a string of text. N-grams are a contiguous sequence of n words from a string of text, and have many applications from full-text search indexes to machine learning.

You'll generate a set of every permutation of contiguous n-grams from a string of text, from 1-gram to n-grams where n is the number of words in the string

Example

"Show me the code."

Returns

[
  "Show",
  "Show me",
  "Show me the",
  "Show me the code",
  "me",
  "me the",
  "me the code",
  "the",
  "the code",
  "code"
]

Requirements

• Program in the language for the position for which you are applying
• Strip punctuation
• Include tests
• Write a single code file that includes both the application and tests
• As comments in the code file, include installation instructions & instructions for how to run your test and run your code
• Application accepts a parameter to generate n-grams from the parameter

Submission

1. Create a secret Gist
2. Email your Gist link to joinus@foxbox.com