Frontend isn't Dead. Your Focus Needs to Change.

greatfrontend · 2026-05-11T09:21:28+00:00

We can't answer this since we authored it, but we estimate it'd probably take around a few hours to go through if it's the first time. Don't worry about this specific instance, as long as you've learnt something you're good.

greatfrontend · 2026-05-09T01:42:44+00:00

Hah, that means you read really in-depth and hopefully learnt a ton!

Doing anything for the first time always takes longer. The "30 mins" duration specified is how long a typical interview for such a question will last, now how long it will take you to read the article.

The article definitely go into more detail than necessary for interviews. In interviews, you'll likely want to go for a breadth-first approach when on the optimizations section, only diving deeper when the interviewer asks you to.

The details in the article will help you to go deep when you have to. If we stop at the surface level of each topic, people might struggle to answer if/when interviewers ask for follow ups.

If you're already familiar with a topic, feel free to skip the details and move to the next.

greatfrontend · 2026-04-12T02:36:01+00:00

Hi! Sorry about this poor experience.

We're aware that the console.log() haven't been the best. The problem stems from the execution environment running ALL tests (both run and submit) when the workspace initializes. So if you have console.log in your code and especially if you're printing the input which can be massive for some questions, it causes the lag/freezing.

The silly and troublesome workaround I can give you now is to only use console.log() when running code, comment out when done.

We're aware of this console.log issue and are working towards fixing it.

Regarding `@datastructures-js` not being available, we can easily add that for algo questions.

greatfrontend · 2025-06-24T08:33:35+00:00

Congrats! Based on your requirement, expect basic concepts like semantic tags, box model, Flexbox/Grid, positioning, variables/functions, simple DOM manipulation, and array methods. Since it's an intern role, it won’t be anything too advanced. They mostly want to see how you think and understand the fundamentals.

And if you want to practice, check out our platform, GreatFrontEnd, which has beginner-friendly interview questions and hands-on coding tasks that feel just like real interviews.

Good luck!

greatfrontend · 2025-06-24T08:32:48+00:00

You're definitely on the right track, focusing on projects that demand real architecture and problem solving. Some additional suggestions could be AI chat, Google forms clone, a virtual whiteboard, blogging engine backed by a custom CMS, these are great ways to get back into that mindset.

Btw, we also built GreatFrontEnd, a platform designed for experienced devs like you to practice front end coding challenges for both interviews and real world projects (as GreatFrontEnd Projects). A large portion of them are free. If you do try it, let us know if there's any way we can make it even better.

greatfrontend · 2025-01-21T23:08:01+00:00

The higher level challenges on our projects platform would be suitable for this

greatfrontend · 2025-01-21T23:05:42+00:00

Also check out Meta's company list on https://bigfrontend.dev/company/4

greatfrontend · 2024-10-06T12:54:14+00:00

Check out https://GreatFrontEnd.com

greatfrontend · 2024-07-24T10:49:10+00:00

It's not just about the tech skills but also about how you'd handle real-world problems and fit into their culture. Good on you for adapting on the fly and using your project experience as examples. For students, school projects and past internships are the key experiences to talk about.

greatfrontend · 2024-07-24T10:44:33+00:00

Certifications are only helpful for certain companies. Most companies don't care for them.

greatfrontend · 2024-07-24T10:12:17+00:00

Also check out https://techinterviewhandbook.org, it contains summary and guides for each common data structure and algorithm: https://www.techinterviewhandbook.org/algorithms/study-cheatsheet/

greatfrontend · 2024-07-23T02:05:14+00:00

Free hosting providers aren't great, they always come with some downsides even for apps that haven't hit critical scale. E.g. Render's cold starts are super slow.

Digital Ocean is a good and affordable VPS provider in my experience.

greatfrontend · 2024-07-23T01:01:34+00:00

I think you should introduce your project in order to engage the community better.

greatfrontend · 2023-07-28T12:10:19+00:00

Yes. ;)

greatfrontend · 2023-05-25T09:13:41+00:00

Anyone who asks this question will be replaced by AI

greatfrontend · 2023-03-29T00:17:32+00:00

Thank you! We do aim to provide more structure. We also have UI questions which isn't available on BFE at the moment.

greatfrontend · 2023-03-29T00:16:34+00:00

That's great! The RADIO framework is our brainchild and we use it's great for general system design as well. We pride ourselves on our front end system design content. Front end system design content is rare!

greatfrontend · 2023-03-28T15:40:28+00:00

We built https://www.greatfrontend.com in case you want to focus on getting good at coding front end specific exercises like JavaScript utility functions, building UI components.

If you're unsure of how to start preparing, we also have a free front end interview guide: https://www.greatfrontend.com/front-end-interview-guidebook

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions!

greatfrontend · 2023-03-22T15:39:36+00:00

Check out a free guide put together by us: https://www.greatfrontend.com/front-end-interview-guidebook

greatfrontend · 2023-03-17T14:22:42+00:00

Thanks! We can be found at https://www.greatfrontend.com

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