diff --git a/starter-code/basic-algorithms.js b/starter-code/basic-algorithms.js
index 82f20d8ba..1cc25f6d9 100644
--- a/starter-code/basic-algorithms.js
+++ b/starter-code/basic-algorithms.js
@@ -1,7 +1,66 @@
 // Names and Input
+var hacker1 = 'Ale';
+console.log("The driver's name is " + hacker1);
+var hacker2 = prompt("What is the navigator's name?");
+console.log("The navigator's name is " + hacker2);
+if(hacker1.length > hacker2.length){
+  console.log("The Driver has the longest name, it has " + hacker1.length + " characters");
+}else if(hacker1.length < hacker2.length){
+  console.log("Yo, navigator got the longest name, it has " + hacker2.length +  " characters");
+} else {
+  console.log("wow, you both got equally long names, " + hacker2.length + " characters!!");
+}
 
+var spaceHacker1 = '';
 
-//Conditionals
+for (var i= 0; i < hacker1.length; i+=1) {
+    spaceHacker1 +=hacker1[i] + ' ';
+}
+ console.log(spaceHacker1);
 
+//console.log(hacker2.reverse());
+ var reverseHacker2 = '';
 
-// Lorem ipsum generator
+ for (var i= hacker2.length -1; i >= 0; i-=1) {
+     reverseHacker2 +=hacker2[i];
+ }
+  console.log(reverseHacker2);
+
+  if (spaceHacker1 > reverseHacker2) {
+    console.log('The driver\'s name goes first');
+  }  else if (spaceHacker1 < reverseHacker2) {
+    console.log('Yo, the navigator goes first definitely');
+  }  else {
+    console.log('What?! You both got the same name?');
+  }
+
+//palendrum exercise----------------
+var s = prompt("Enter a string").toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z']/g, '');
+
+var sPal = "";
+for (var i= s.length -1; i >= 0; i-=1) {
+    sPal +=s[i];
+}
+ if(s === sPal){
+   console.log(true);
+ }else{
+   console.log(false);
+ }
+
+
+//Lorem ipsum generator----------------
+var s2 = "Hello world et et et";
+var count = 0;
+var etCount = 0;
+for(var i = 0; i < s2.length; i++){
+  if(s2[i] ===" "){
+    count++;
+  }
+  if(s2[i].toLowerCase() ==="e" && s2[i+1].toLowerCase() ==="t"){
+    etCount++;
+  }
+}
+if(s2.length > 0){
+  count++;
+}
+console.log("Word Count: " + count +"\n" + "et Count: " + etCount);