Coding challenge for candidates.

blog_coding_challenge.md

Blog Coding Challenge

Make a Blog with distinct Categories and Authors. If time permits, add the ability to add Comments. Take about 30 minutes - get as far as you can and we'll discuss.

Requirements

1. Framework should be Django or Flask.
2. Views:
   • List view (all posts)
   • Filtered list view by category
   • Detail view (single post)
   • Process comment submissions
3. CMS to create data

Up To You

1. Backend: Use whatever you're comfortable with (models + sql/monogo/redis).
2. Models: Model the data in the way that seems the most fit to you.
3. Tests: If you have time; obviously doesn't have to be full coverage, we just want to get a sense of your approach to testing.

Not Required

1. Templates: I don't need to see any template code.
2. Auth: Don't worry about authentication (assume any anonymous user can create comments and blog posts).
3. Since time is a factor, mock up whatever modules you don't have time to code.

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What We're Looking At

1. Is the backend modeled in a sane way?
2. What framework did they use? Did they implement it correctly?
3. Did they leverage on existing libraries?
   • Did they use Django's admin?
   • Did they use class based views?
4. Is the urls file sane?
   • Did they use named urls?
5. Did they use ModelForms for submission of comments?

Bonus

1. Virtualenv + pip
2. Tests
3. CRSF token validation