TypeScript Interview Prep Kit (with Visuals)
1. Architecture Diagrams (Visual Placeholders)
GraphQL Request Flow with Apollo Server
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Node.js Streaming Pipeline for File Ingestion
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TypeScript Compilation Process
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Type Inference and Guarding
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Apollo Server Middleware Stack
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2. Mock Interview Questions & Answers
Q: How do you ensure GraphQL type safety in TypeScript?
A: Use GraphQL Code Generator or Apollo CLI to auto-generate types. Avoid 'any', and ensure resolvers are aligned
with schema interfaces.
Q: How do you stream and transform large files in Node.js?
A: Use fs.createReadStream, pipe(), and transform streams. Combine with worker_threads for heavy CPU operations.
Q: When should you use Partial<T> or Pick<T, K>?
A: Use Partial for making properties optional, Pick to select specific keys. Useful in GraphQL input/output modeling.
Q: How do you design GraphQL resolver layers for reusability?
A: Separate resolver logic from business logic. Use a service layer with strict typings.
Q: Whats your approach for testing GraphQL APIs?
A: Use Apollo Server Testing utilities, supertest, and Jest. Validate both success and error cases.
3. TypeScript Cheat Sheets
TypeScript Interview Prep Kit (with Visuals)
- Utility Types: Partial<T>, Required<T>, Record<K, T>, Pick<T, K>, Omit<T, K>
- Type Guards: typeof, instanceof, custom (arg is Foo)
- Generics: identity<T>(arg: T): T
- GraphQL: Apollo Server, schema-first design, resolver mapping, type-gen
- Testing: Jest, ts-jest, supertest, mocking GraphQL responses
- Streams: fs.createReadStream(), pipeline(), zlib for compression
- Worker Threads: Use for CPU-intensive transforms or parsing