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JavaScript

Posted by Josh Hicks
Josh Hicks
14,146 Points

What's the best way to assess your Javascript skill level?

I'm going in for a few interviews in the next week or so, and I would like to go in with an approximate knowledge of my current skill level. Specifically when it comes to Javascript programming. I think this will come in handy when negotiating salary and deciding whether or not I'm actually able to perform the job. It will also give me confidence in what I do know, and also point out what I need to work on. Does anyone know any practical ways to test my Javascript skills?

Thanks in advance.

PS. Dave McFarland and Andrew Chalkley (your input would be much appreciated here)

5 Answers

wuworkshop
wuworkshop
3,429 Points

A few good GitHub repos to test yourself on:

  1. Rebecca Murphey's JS-Assessment

  2. liammclennan's JavaScript Koans

  3. mrdavidlaing's JavaScript Koans

Try answering these JS interview questions from TopTal:

http://www.toptal.com/javascript/interview-questions

TopTal's jQuery interview questions:

http://www.toptal.com/jquery/interview-questions

TopTal's Node.js interview questions:

http://www.toptal.com/nodejs/interview-questions

That should keep you busy for a bit. :)

mtch
mtch
8,521 Points
mtch
mtch
8,521 Points

https://github.com/h5bp/Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions

This might be usefull.

eck
eck
43,038 Points
eck
eck
43,038 Points

This is a bit of a tough question to answer. When I was wondering the same thing I did some research and quickly found this self assessment chart that helped give me a better idea.

Garrett Jeffrey
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Garrett Jeffrey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,064 Points
Garrett Jeffrey
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Garrett Jeffrey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,064 Points

Thanks for all the tips guys this is great. :)

Mitul Patel
Mitul Patel
24,890 Points
Mitul Patel
Mitul Patel
24,890 Points

CodeTrace is a recent tool I found that takes your projects on github and displays the following information:

  • "Skill" Level based on an project analysis
  • Displays technologies used in your projects
  • Percentage Metrics on Open Source Collaboration
  • Percentage Metrics on your own contributions to your github projects

It is a free service that is fairly new but it is an interesting concept using game mechanics.