58 JavaScript Interview Questions for Frontend Developer

JavaScript Questions

  • Explain event delegation.
  • Explain how this works in JavaScript.
    • Can you give an example of one of the ways that working with this has changed in ES6?
  • Explain how prototypal inheritance works.
  • What’s the difference between a variable that is: null, undefined or undeclared?
    • How would you go about checking for any of these states?
  • What is a closure, and how/why would you use one?
  • What language constructions do you use for iterating over object properties and array items?
  • Can you describe the main difference between the Array.forEach() loop and Array.map() methods and why you would pick one versus the other?
  • What's a typical use case for anonymous functions?
  • What's the difference between host objects and native objects?
  • Explain the difference between: function Person(){}, var person = Person(), and var person = new Person()?
  • Explain the differences on the usage of foo between function foo() {} and var foo = function() {}
  • Can you explain what Function.call and Function.apply do? What's the notable difference between the two?
  • Explain Function.prototype.bind.
  • What’s the difference between feature detection, feature inference, and using the UA string?
  • Explain "hoisting".
  • Describe event bubbling.
  • Describe event capturing.
  • What's the difference between an "attribute" and a "property"?
  • What are the pros and cons of extending built-in JavaScript objects?
  • What is the difference between == and ===?
  • Explain the same-origin policy with regards to JavaScript.
  • Why is it called a Ternary operator, what does the word "Ternary" indicate?
    What is strict mode? What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of using it?
  • What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of writing JavaScript code in a language that compiles to JavaScript?
  • What tools and techniques do you use debugging JavaScript code?
  • Explain the difference between mutable and immutable objects.
    • What is an example of an immutable object in JavaScript?
    • What are the pros and cons of immutability?
    • How can you achieve immutability in your own code?
  • Explain the difference between synchronous and asynchronous functions.
  • What is event loop?
  • What is the difference between call stack and task queue?
  • What are the differences between variables created using let, var or const?
  • What are the differences between ES6 class and ES5 function constructors?
  • Can you offer a use case for the new arrow => function syntax? How does this new syntax differ from other functions?
  • What advantage is there for using the arrow syntax for a method in a constructor?
  • What is the definition of a higher-order function?
  • Can you give an example for destructuring an object or an array?
  • Can you give an example of generating a string with ES6 Template Literals?
  • Can you give an example of a curry function and why this syntax offers an advantage?
  • What are the benefits of using spread syntax and how is it different from rest syntax?
  • How can you share code between files?
  • Why you might want to create static class members?

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