Comments on: Web Developer Interview Questions http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/ also known as One Phat DJ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Newsletter: September — a blog entry for the Multipack - A Community of Web Developers & Designers in Birmingham http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-154152 Newsletter: September — a blog entry for the Multipack - A Community of Web Developers & Designers in Birmingham Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:56:30 +0000 http://www.simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/#comment-154152 [...] Si has been busy looking for a new minion, and asked the ‘pack to suggest some good interview questions for a web developer. [...] [...] Si has been busy looking for a new minion, and asked the ‘pack to suggest some good interview questions for a web developer. [...]

]]> By: Craig http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-153315 Craig Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:09:15 +0000 http://www.simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/#comment-153315 Also, throw in a few questions on seo (some stop at meta tags) and how they handle repetitive work (re-usability?) transforming design (psd/xaml etc) to html (if applicable - I know some companies hire psd to html 'specialists' to do the dog work ;-), globalization/localization (if applicable to your site/industry). Interacting with 3rd party sites/services, web services, visitor tracking, and what the simplest form of ajax is (you'd be surprised how many are fooled into thinking you can only use ajax through a toolkit framework). Checking whether they've coded for different browsers (and which) is also good gauge of overall market exposure and experience. Oh, not forgetting security (user logon etc - if applicable). All these questions depend, of course, on the level of experience and expertise you're looking to bring on board. Have fun Also, throw in a few questions on seo (some stop at meta tags) and how they handle repetitive work (re-usability?) transforming design (psd/xaml etc) to html (if applicable - I know some companies hire psd to html ’specialists’ to do the dog work ;-), globalization/localization (if applicable to your site/industry). Interacting with 3rd party sites/services, web services, visitor tracking, and what the simplest form of ajax is (you’d be surprised how many are fooled into thinking you can only use ajax through a toolkit framework). Checking whether they’ve coded for different browsers (and which) is also good gauge of overall market exposure and experience. Oh, not forgetting security (user logon etc - if applicable). All these questions depend, of course, on the level of experience and expertise you’re looking to bring on board.

Have fun

]]> By: Gary Francis http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-152771 Gary Francis Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:20:03 +0000 http://www.simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/#comment-152771 What impact do you think Google Chrome (or other latest browser) will have on the browser market share? It's interesting to note peoples perception on market share, and whether they are abreast of new technolgoies. It's often good to follow this type of question with "In your opinion, what might cause a user to switch to Google Chrome?" or "Compare Google Chrome to Internet Explorer 8 / Firefox 3". This will allow you to discover if the candidate knows what's going on "under the hood" in these browsers and the differences between the rendering engines. What impact do you think Google Chrome (or other latest browser) will have on the browser market share? It’s interesting to note peoples perception on market share, and whether they are abreast of new technolgoies.

It’s often good to follow this type of question with “In your opinion, what might cause a user to switch to Google Chrome?” or “Compare Google Chrome to Internet Explorer 8 / Firefox 3″. This will allow you to discover if the candidate knows what’s going on “under the hood” in these browsers and the differences between the rendering engines.

]]> By: Andy Higgs http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-152424 Andy Higgs Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:46 +0000 http://www.simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/#comment-152424 What browsers do you consider important, which are worth testing in, and how could you/do you implement solutions to ensure your sites work in these browsers? What browsers do you consider important, which are worth testing in, and how could you/do you implement solutions to ensure your sites work in these browsers?

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-151532 Simon Mackie Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:24:09 +0000 http://www.simonjobling.com/blog/2008/web-developer-interview-questions/#comment-151532 What's your favourite web development blog and why? (do they keep up-to-date with the industry...) What’s your favourite web development blog and why? (do they keep up-to-date with the industry…)

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