How do you handle uncaught promise rejections?
PICTURE THIS: STACK VS QUEUE
Simple meaning
Listen for process warnings, ensure every async path catches, and crash responsibly in production supervisors.
WHY — Node.js instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about Node.js:
question about Node.js.
trade-offs, and what you would actually do on a Full Stack project - not buzzwords.
Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.
End with when you use it and one common pitfall.
STEPS — What happens step by step?
Before you speak the answer, walk the interviewer through these steps:
- 1Listen for process warnings,
ensure every async path catches, and crash responsibly in production supervisors.
- 2Why it exists
Silent rejections hide bugs.
- 3Close with when you
would choose this approach on a real task.
- 4Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
- 5Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
- 6Close
When you pick this over the alternative.
EXAMPLE — See it in action
Here's a short line you can speak, broken into clear beats:
Note: Adapt this scaffold to your own project — keep it under 60–90 seconds.
Key takeaway
Listen for process warnings, ensure every async path catches, and crash responsibly in production supervisors. Silent rejections hide bugs.