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πŸ‘‰ β€œTop 10 JavaScript Interview Questions Every Developer Should Know in 2025”

Intro:
JavaScript is everywhere β€” frontend, backend (Node.js), and even full-stack interviews.
In 2025, these 10 classic but tricky questions still dominate coding interviews.

πŸ”Ή 1. Difference between var, let, and const

Scope, hoisting, and re-declaration rules.

πŸ”Ή 2. What is a Closure?

Function + lexical environment.

Interview tip: Write a quick code example.

πŸ”Ή 3. Explain == vs ===

Type coercion vs strict equality.

πŸ”Ή 4. What are Promises and Async/Await?

Handling asynchronous code.

πŸ”Ή 5. Event Loop in JavaScript

Call stack, callback queue, microtasks.

πŸ”Ή 6. Difference between null and undefined

A simple but tricky favorite.

πŸ”Ή 7. What is Hoisting?

Variables and functions behavior before execution.

πŸ”Ή 8. Explain Prototypal Inheritance

Key to understanding OOP in JavaScript.

πŸ”Ή 9. What is the difference between map(), forEach(), filter(), and reduce()?

Practical array method comparisons.

πŸ”Ή 10. Explain Debouncing and Throttling

Critical for frontend performance optimization.

βœ… Final Thoughts

If you can explain these 10 concepts clearly (with examples), you’ll ace JavaScript interview rounds in 2025.

πŸ‘‰ Call to Action:
I’ve created JavaScript interview cheat sheets, example code, and practice problems here:
FullStackPrep.dev – JavaScript Interview Prep Guide

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javascript #webdev #frontend #interviewprep #programming

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Tracy Gilmore

As someone who regularly interviews JS developers, these are topics I would expect an experienced developer to know. Good post.

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FullStackPrepDev Sda

Thanks @tracygjg