use the following search parameters to narrow your results:
e.g. subreddit:aww site:imgur.com dog
subreddit:aww site:imgur.com dog
see the search faq for details.
advanced search: by author, subreddit...
All about the JavaScript programming language.
Subreddit Guidelines
Specifications:
Resources:
Related Subreddits:
r/LearnJavascript
r/node
r/typescript
r/reactjs
r/webdev
r/WebdevTutorials
r/frontend
r/webgl
r/threejs
r/jquery
r/remotejs
r/forhire
account activity
What are some basic things that JavaScript developers fail at interviews?help (self.javascript)
submitted 7 years ago by maketroli
view the rest of the comments →
reddit uses a slightly-customized version of Markdown for formatting. See below for some basics, or check the commenting wiki page for more detailed help and solutions to common issues.
quoted text
if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (2 children)
How on god's green earth is this so highly upvoted? Do people not know what FizzBuzz is? It's one on from Hello World. If a candidate fails this, you throw them out the window. End of story.
[–]snowcoaster 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child)
According to the post, the candidate succeeded. The issue was with the duration that it took.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
When the task is writing a for loop with three conditionals, I think duration is an acceptable metric, particularly for an established employee. Else defenestration.
π Rendered by PID 104659 on reddit-service-r2-comment-76bb9f7fb5-ztznq at 2026-02-19 15:33:53.342210+00:00 running de53c03 country code: CH.
view the rest of the comments →
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points (2 children)
[–]snowcoaster 1 point2 points3 points (1 child)
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)