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title: Interview Questions for Junior Front End Web Developers
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The purpose of this article is to familiarize fresh Front-End Web Developers with text book questions. If you are just getting into the developer world there is a good chance you will feel nervous when interviewing for a developer's positon. Because of this, some relatively basic questions could feel more difficult than how they actually are. A good counter for this scenario is to be properly prepared.
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## Questions
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Without further ado, here are a few questions that you could encounter:
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### HTML/CSS
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1. In the context of CSS styling can you explain what does `display-style: inline-block` stand for?
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2. If you have a `<ul>` element with several `<li>` elements, how would you go about setting up these elements in a row by using HTML and CSS?
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3. In CSS styling when would you use `float`s? How do they work?
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4. When would you use: `clear: both;`?
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5. What is Bootstrap? When would you use it? How does its grid system work?
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6. Explain the notion of responsive design and how it works? Use an example if you like.
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7. What is a DOM? What do you know about it?
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8. What is SASS? What are the advantages of using it?
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### JavaScript
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1. What is ECMAScript?
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2. What is jQuery and what is it commonly used for?
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3. What is the difference between `==` and `===` in JS?
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4. Can you enumerate all JavaScript data types?
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5. What is a callback function in JS and when would you use one?
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6. What is the difference between `undefined` and `null`?
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7. What is an async response?
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8. What does JSON stand for? What is it used for?
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9. How would you explain an API request?
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10. What APIs have you worked with?
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11. How would you send out/convert to JSON format?
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12. What is the difference between `GET` and `POST` when specifying an AJAX request?
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### Software/Tooling
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1. Have you worked with Photoshop as a front end developer? For what purpose?
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2. What software versioning system have you used? Could you describe how a workflow would look like in this system?
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### About You
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1. What was the hardest project you ever worked on? Why was it difficult? If it is an application/algorithm can you explain how it works?
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2. How do you stay up to date with technology news?
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3. What side projects have you been working on?
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4. Are there any languages or frameworks that you would like to learn in the future? How would you go about teaching yourself? Why did you pick those languages/frameworks?
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5. What are the most important skills and qualities that a junior front end developer should have?
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