Newgen Software Technologies Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Prevent rerendering of a child component in React

• Use shouldComponentUpdate() lifecycle method

• Use React.memo() to memoize functional components

• Use PureComponent instead of Component

• Pass props as a callback function to avoid unnecessary re-renders

• Use React.PureComponent for class components

• Use React.memo() for functional components

React lifecycle, Fragment vs React.Fragment, React.PureComponent

• React lifecycle consists of mounting, updating, and unmounting phases

• Fragment is a shorthand for React.Fragment, used to group multiple elements

• React.PureComponent is a class component that implements shouldComponentUpdate method for performance optimization

JavaScript hoisting and differences between let, var and const.

• Hoisting is a JavaScript mechanism where variables and function declarations are moved to the top of their scope.

• Var declarations are hoisted to the top of their scope, while let and const declarations are not.

• Var can be redeclared and reassigned, let can be reassigned but not redeclared, and const cannot be reassigned or redeclared.

• Using const is recommended for variables that should not be reassigned, while let ...read more

Use Stream API to find the second largest salary in an array of salaries.

• Use Stream.sorted() to sort the salaries in descending order

• Use Stream.skip(1).findFirst() to get the second highest salary

Insert a node in the middle of a linked list

• Find the middle node using slow and fast pointers

• Insert the new node after the middle node

• Update the pointers to maintain the linked list structure