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Summary

Added 10 new in-depth Node.js interview questions covering advanced topics that were missing from the existing collection.

New Questions Added

  1. Event Loop Working - Six phases, microtasks vs macrotasks
  2. Streams and Buffers - Four stream types, backpressure handling
  3. Cluster vs Worker Threads - Comparison and use cases
  4. Memory Leak Debugging - Common causes and debugging tools
  5. Middleware Pattern - Express middleware types and examples
  6. Async Patterns - Callbacks, Promises, Async/Await comparison
  7. Security Best Practices - SQL injection, XSS, authentication
  8. Performance Optimization - Caching, clustering, compression
  9. Testing Async Code - Jest, Mocha patterns for async testing
  10. NPM Package Security - Auditing, lock files, CI/CD security

Changes

  • Added 10 new .md files in src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/
  • Total Node.js questions: 8 → 18
  • Fixed compression middleware example in performance-optimization.md

Testing

  • Verified all files render correctly on local dev server
  • Checked markdown formatting and code syntax

This significantly expands the Node.js question coverage:

New questions added:
- Event loop working and its 6 phases
- Streams and buffers deep dive
- Cluster vs worker threads comparison
- Memory leak debugging techniques
- Middleware pattern in Express
- Async patterns (callbacks, promises, async/await)
- Security best practices (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF)
- Performance optimization techniques
- Testing asynchronous code
- NPM package security

Each question includes:
- Detailed explanations
- Working code examples
- Best practices
- Common pitfalls to avoid

This increases Node.js questions from 8 to 18, providing comprehensive interview preparation coverage.
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Pull request overview

This PR adds ten new in-depth Node.js interview content files, expanding coverage into advanced topics such as the event loop, async patterns, performance, security, and testing.

Changes:

  • Added detailed markdown content on advanced Node.js internals (event loop, clusters vs worker threads, memory leaks, async patterns).
  • Added practical guides for operational topics (streams & buffers, performance optimization, security best practices, npm package security).
  • Added testing-focused content including async testing patterns in Jest and Mocha, HTTP endpoint testing, mocking, timers, and event emitters.

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Copilot reviewed 10 out of 10 changed files in this pull request and generated 8 comments.

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src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/testing-async-code.md Documents Jest/Mocha patterns, mocking, timers, event emitters, HTTP endpoint testing, and common async testing pitfalls.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/streams-and-buffers.md Explains Node.js streams and buffers with examples for types of streams, backpressure handling, and buffer manipulation.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/security-best-practices.md Covers SQL/NoSQL injection, XSS, headers, rate limiting, auth, input validation, env vars, HTTPS, and a security checklist.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/performance-optimization.md Provides patterns for avoiding event loop blocking, caching, DB query optimization, streaming, pooling, compression, clustering, JSON handling, and monitoring.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/npm-package-security.md Describes npm audit, lockfiles, automated updates, semver, detecting malicious packages, private registries, overrides, CI checks, and cleanup of unused deps.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/middleware-pattern.md Explains Express-style middleware types, common middleware (auth, logging, rate limiting), execution order, and best practices.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/memory-leak-debugging.md Introduces common Node.js memory leak sources, detection patterns, and debugging tools like inspector, heap snapshots, and clinic.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/event-loop-working.md Describes the six event loop phases, microtasks vs macrotasks, and usage of process.nextTick vs setImmediate with best practices.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/cluster-vs-worker-threads.md Compares cluster vs worker threads, with examples, use cases, shared memory, and best practices.
src/data/question-groups/nodejs/content/async-patterns.md Surveys callbacks, promises, async/await, parallel vs sequential execution, Promise utilities, error handling, and common async pitfalls.

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- Convert all CommonJS require() to ES modules import syntax
- Use compression.filter() as fallback in compression middleware
- Add cleanup interval to rate limiter to prevent memory leaks
- Remove unused fs.createWriteStream in heap snapshot example
- Fix promisify example to use callback-based fs API
- Split GET/POST tests into separate describe blocks
- Fix Jest timers with beforeEach/afterEach hooks
- Use specific version tag for GitHub Actions (security best practice)
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