This repository contains a set of tests that is used to assess the skills of a candidate for a JavaScript position, it has been reduced to a subset of tests that are deemed most relevant for a beginner -> intermediate developer.
To begin the excercises, fork this repository on your own github account, then clone it to your local machine. When you've completed the excercises, simply download a ZIP of your solutions and send it via e-mail to your contact. Please do not submit a public pull request, as other candidates will have access to these.
When working with these tests, you may not alter the tests themselves. The test suite is constructed so that it will invoke your methods and test their functionality, there is no need to change the tests, only your methods. In other words, please do not make updates in tests/app/*, only use these files as reference and instructions to your task.
To use the tests, you will need to install Node -- you can do this via the download page or using Homebrew if you are on a Mac.
Note that on Windows, there are some reports that you will need to restart after installing Node - see #12.
You can clone or download this repo. Once you have done so, from the root directory of the repo, run:
npm install
npm start
You can then view the tests in your browser at http://localhost:4444.
When you visit that page, all of the tests should be failing; your job is to
get the tests to pass. To do this, you'll need to refer to the tests in the
files in the tests/app directory, and edit the files in the app/ directory.
Once you update a test, you can reload the test page in the browser to see
whether it worked.
You can also run (most of) the tests on the command line:
npm test
The command line runner is a work in progress; contributions welcome :)
You can also develop with live-reload and grunt-watch if that's your thing:
npm install -g grunt-cli
npm install
grunt develop
One way of working with these excercises is to open up the app/<filename-a>.js, and the tests/app/<filename-a>.js. By reading the test written in the tests/.. folder and the comments in the app/.. folder, you will be able to understand what is expected of you in order to solve each test.
Having a split screen text editor can greatly help like shown below.
After completing all tasks, localhost:4444 should only show green test cases.
If there's anything unclear in the excercises, if you want to confirm something or any other question - don't hesitate to contact André at [email protected]
The repo includes jQuery, Backbone, and Underscore. Do take advantage of these libraries when writing your solutions!
Copyright © 2012-2015 Rebecca Murphey.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.