Gulp Test

The Gulp Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

• Sourcing files using Gulp
• Managing file compatibility and cross-browser issues
• Creating and managing pipelines for efficient task execution
• Using Gulp to source, process, and output files
• Implementing file watching functionality with Gulp
• Creating and managing tasks with Gulp
• Working with callbacks in Gulp
• Optimizing build processes using Gulp
• Using Gulp plugins effectively
• Handling asynchronous operations in Gulp

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

• Sourcing Files

  This skill involves obtaining the necessary files required for a project, whether it be source code, documents, or other resources. It is important to measure this skill in the test to assess the candidate's ability to locate and gather the required files efficiently and effectively for development purposes.

• Compatibility

  Compatibility refers to the ability of different components or systems to work together without any issues. This skill is crucial to measure as it ensures that the candidate can develop code that is compatible with various platforms, browsers, operating systems, and devices, ensuring a smooth user experience.

• Pipelining

  Pipelining in the context of the Gulp test involves chaining multiple tasks or operations together to create an efficient workflow. This skill should be measured as it demonstrates the candidate's understanding of task automation and their ability to streamline processes by dividing them into smaller, manageable steps.

• Watcher

  The watcher skill involves setting up a system that automatically detects changes in files and triggers specified tasks or actions accordingly. Measuring this skill will help determine the candidate's proficiency in real-time monitoring and responding to file modifications, which is essential for efficient development and ensuring code integrity.

• Tasks

  This skill refers to the ability to define and manage tasks within a build system. Candidates with a strong grasp of tasks can automate repetitive processes and enhance efficiency during development. Measuring this skill will assess the candidate's ability to create and manage tasks effectively.

• Callbacks

  Callbacks are functions that are passed as arguments to other functions and are executed upon completion of specified operations. Assessing this skill will enable recruiters to evaluate the candidate's understanding of asynchronous programming and their ability to use callbacks effectively to handle tasks that require waiting for a response or completing a process.

• Full list of covered topics

  The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Gulp Test to be based on.

  Sourcing Files

  File handling

  Directory structures

  Compatibility

  Cross-browser testing

  Platform compatibility

  Pipelining

  Task automation

  Dependency management

  Sass compilation

  CSS precompilers

  JavaScript linting

  SCSS

  CSS concatenation

  Sass mixins

  CSS minification

  JavaScript minification

  JS concatenation

  Image optimization

  File watching

  Directory monitoring

  Task scheduling

  Callback handling

  Asynchronous programming

  Performance optimization

  Gulp plugins

  Custom plugin development

  File streams

  File transformations

  Exception handling

  Debugging in Gulp

• Frontend Application Engineer
• Node JS Engineer

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

• Implementing file concatenation and minification with Gulp
• Automating file versioning and caching with Gulp
• Building source maps for improved debugging with Gulp
• Working with gulp-livereload for automatic browser refreshing
• Implementing CSS preprocessing and optimization with Gulp
• Generating CSS vendor prefixes using Gulp
• Managing image optimization and compression with Gulp
• Implementing JavaScript transpilation and minification with Gulp
• Automating HTML compilation and template rendering with Gulp
• Integrating testing frameworks and running tests with Gulp