Mastering Web Developer Interview Code

Overview

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In this course, senior staff instructor Ray Villalobos explores front-end and full-stack coding concepts that every developer should have in their toolkit.

Syllabus

Introduction

Stay sharp with web developer interview code
What you should know
Using the exercises for this course

1. Questions

How do you use the data- attribute in HTML?
Are you comfortable using jQuery?
Describe when you should use the bind() method
Do you know how to use the conditional operator?
Have you used Ajax to load an external file?
Have you used JavaScript templates?
How do you manipulate the DOM?
How do you search using functional programming?
How do you use a constructor to create instances?
How do you use arrow functions in ES6?
How do you use the Fetch API?
How do you render JSON to a DOM element?
How does an IIFE work?
How does immutability work in JavaScript?
How would you use JavaScript reduce()?
Quick concepts: Do you have experience linting your code?
What are event bubbling and propagation about?
What does "use strict" do?
What is a callback and how do you use it?
What is the relationship between promises and callbacks?
What is the virtual DOM?
What is variable hoisting and how do you guard against it?
What tooling options have you used in the past?
When would you use recursion?
Can you build a Sass mixin?
Do you know how to use CSS variables?
Animate an underline on hover in CSS
Explain the difference between absolute and relative positioning
How comfortable are you with Sass?
How do you animate CSS?
How do you debug CSS using your browser?
How do you use calc() in CSS?
How would you use flexbox to control horizontal alignment?
In CSS, what's the difference between ems and rems?
What's the difference between a pseudo-class and a pseudo-element?
Do you know how to use npm?
Do you have experience using version control?
How does routing work in a modern web application?

2. Tasks

Create a list of URLs from these links
Create a practical example of closures
Show me how to use the map function

3. Interviews with Working Professionals

What questions are asked in developer interviews? with John Riviello
How do you manage your career? interview with Chris Coyier
How do I figure out what to learn? with Kevin Skoglund
What's the hiring process like when hiring for a team? with Justin Yost
What experience do you need to work at top companies? interview with Adam Geitgey
Should a developer consider freelancing? with Carrie Dills
Staying motivated, with Raymond Camden