JavaScript Testing From Scratch: New on Premium
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JavaScript Testing From Scratch: New on Premium

on Feb 5th 2012 with 8 comments
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This likely isn’t the first tutorial on testing that you’ve ever seen. But perhaps you’ve had your doubts about testing, and never took the time to read them. After all, it can seem like extra work for no reason.

This tutorial (with screencasts) intends to change your views. We’re going to start at the very beginning: what is testing and why should you do it? Then, we’ll talk briefly about writing testable code, before actually, you know, doing some testing! Let’s get to it.

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I'm a Canadian web developer, a staff writer at Nettuts+, and the author of the Rockable Press eBook Getting Good With Git. I prefer JavaScript and Ruby. Soon, I'll be doing some writing on my personal site; of course, you can follow me on Twitter.  

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  • Seth

    What framework are you using to write your tests? This will greatly determine if this is worth buying or not.

    • http://andrewburgess.ca Andrew Burgess
      Author

      No framework. I teach the basics of testing, starting at the very beginning. We build a really simple test framework from scratch so they understand exactly how the testing works. Then, we build a simple image slider and use the testing framework to make sure it works the way it should.

  • http://www.syntaxforest.com Nadeem

    Can you please provide outline of this short course ?

    • http://andrewburgess.ca Andrew Burgess
      Author

      I start by explaining what testing is, why you should do it, and how testing in JavaScript is a bit different from testing, say, PHP or Ruby. Then, we build a small testing framework; we do this so that you get a complete idea of what’s really going on in a testing framework. Finally, we build an image gallery, using our testing framework to test our code as we go along.

      If you’ve done testing in JavaScript before, this isn’t the tutorial for you. It’s aimed at someone who hasn’t done any testing before, at least not in JavaScript.

  • umair

    helping thoughts….thanks buddy

  • vimal

    Once again a very good tutorial

  • http://www.jogos.at/ jogos

    Você pode fornecer esboço deste curso de curta duração?

  • chris

    Why isn’t there a link to the Tuts+ Premium page for this tut?