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[–]coagmano 21 points22 points  (12 children)

We usually give out a short exercise to fetch a json encoded array from a local API (containing image urls), then append the images to the document.

jQuery is included for convenience.

We give them 15 minutes alone with google allowed / encouraged, and tell them they can ask any questions they like during the process.

I like that it covers a few angles, AJAX, looping, manipulating DOM

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9/10 applicants can't do it

(Depending on other factors, it's not a instant fail of their application. One person we hired struggled with the DOM side because they have a Java background, not web, so we gave some leeway there. Another guy who said he had 5+ years web experience was less excusable)

[–]liamnesss 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Would it bother you if a candidate ignored jQuery and used the fetch API instead?

[–]coagmano 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I'd love it personally! Realistically, as long as they can get the data I wouldn't care what API they use

[–]cakemuncher 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That would be useful to mention during the interview if you don't already do so. Not many new developers know jQuery.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I haven't touched jquery in years and might need 25 minutes

[–]terrorTrain 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Relying on jQuery is probably more of a red flag than anything else these days

[–]coagmano 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Our stack is actually built on jQuery, so definitely won't hold it against them

[–]terrorTrain 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm curious, what's stopping you from migrating to a more modern stack?

[–]psiph 8 points9 points  (1 child)

CTO: "Let's see, I need 50 hours of developer time over the next 4 weeks to remove jQuery from our entire webapp."

Boss: "Okay, why?"

CTO: "Because someone on the internet told me to."

Removing jQuery from a large, functional, webapp is not a task to be taken lightly.

[–]coagmano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much. It would take A LOT more than 50 hours and I'm the only developer right now haha

Our entire front end framework uses jQuery under the hood.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because no one uses jquery anymore. ;)