The purpose of this coding challenge is to test a candidate's ability to write concise, correct, elegant, robust and efficient code carrying the duties of a Full Stack Developer. Also to familiarise the tools and libraries we will be using.
We are looking for someone leaning more towards FrontEnd who have mastery of flexbox etc.
- Express.js 4.16.x
- AngularJS or React or HyperApp (preferred)
- Node.js v8.x (Use .nvmrc to manage)
- JavaScript ES6
- Webpack or Rollup (preferred)
- Babel or Buble (ES6 => ES5)
- jasmine - Unit Test
- Use of ES8 async/await
- Use of WebSocket using socket.io OR uWebSockets
- Mock responses based on environment development (for testing) vs production
- Develop a simple chat room that allows multiple people to join, data should persist
- Leaving requirements open to interpretation as a test for making correct assumptions
- Free to use any backend database system of choice or even straight JSON
- Caching and optimisations will be a plus
- Making use of all the technologies at your disposal
- It doesn't have to look pretty, avoid css frameworks, avoid floats and use flexbox at will
- Structure and coding style will have more weight