Practice Task Runners - 7.7.2 | 7. Setting Up Development Environment | Advanced Programming
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7.7.2 - Task Runners

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a task runner?

💡 Hint: Think about tasks that programmers do repeatedly.

Question 2 Easy

Name one example of a task runner used in JavaScript.

💡 Hint: Consider which runners focus on coding tasks.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of a task runner?

To enhance code quality
To automate repetitive tasks
To run tests only

💡 Hint: Remember why developers need to be efficient.

Question 2

True or False: Gulp is purely a configuration-based task runner.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how tasks are defined in Gulp.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a Gulp task that watches for changes to HTML files and automatically refreshes the browser upon changes.

💡 Hint: Look for Gulp plugins related to live reloading.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a Fabric script to deploy a Flask application to a server, outlining all steps required.

💡 Hint: Think about deployment processes typically used.

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