50 Things You Should Know Before Going to a JavaScript Developer Job Interview

Hiring is broken. Here’s how you can prepare.

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Developer interviews are like the wild west. Nobody really knows what they’re doing. Most tech recruiters can’t distinguish between Java and JavaScript (thumbs up if you can). Yet somehow they’re tasked to recruit developers. There’s even a website dedicated to clear up the unfortunate naming, aimed for recruiters.

From time to time, we even get asked for eight years of Swift experience. Considering the Swift language is three years old, don’t let this stop you from applying.

Developer jobs are fun, challenging, and fulfilling. Getting past the interview can be as easy as flying through the door, or can be overly obnoxious to hellish whiteboard challenges. You never know what to expect.

Luckily, we as developers can prepare for all the technical parts and be sure to at least ace those. We never know what silly questions to expect, but at least we can be confident in our technical answers.

Most (modern) companies are waking up to the realization the developer interview process is broken and needs fixing. These are the companies we want to work for.

Without further ado, I gathered 100 questions that I think you should be able to answer before walking to a front-end developer interview.