Maintainable JavaScript : [writing readable code

You may have definite ideas about writing code when working alone, but team development requires that everyone use the same approach. With the JavaScript practices in this book—including code style, programming tips, and automation—you’ll learn how to write maintainable code that other team members can easily understand, adapt, and extend. Author Nicholas Zakas assembled this collection of best practices as a front-end tech leader at Yahoo!, after completing his own journey from solo hacker to team player. He also includes rules recommended by other industry authorities. Use these tips and techniques to help your team set aside individual preferences and function at a higher level. * Establish specific code conventions for your team * Use tools such as JSLint and JSHint to keep your team on track * Adopt style guidelines, such as basic formatting, to help your team produce uniform code * Apply several programming practices to solve problems and improve code quality * Create an automated JavaScript build system using a variety of utilities * Integrate browser-based JavaScript testing with tools such as the YUI Test Selenium Driver You may have definite ideas about writing code when working alone, but team development requires that everyone use the same approach. With the JavaScript practices in this book—including code style, programming tips, and automation—you will learn how to write maintainable code that other team members can easily understand, adapt, and extend.Author Nicholas Zakas assembled this collection of best practices as a front-end tech leader at Yahoo!, after completing his own journey from solo hacker to team player. He also includes rules recommended by other industry authorities. Use these tips and techniques to help your team set aside individual preferences and function at a higher level.Establish specific code conventions for your teamUse tools such as JSLint and JSHint to keep your team on trackAdopt style guidelines, such as basic formatting, to help your team produce uniform codeApply several programming practices to solve problems and improve code qualityCreate an automated JavaScript build system using a variety of utilitiesIntegrate browser-based JavaScript testing with tools such as the YUI Test Selenium Driver With this digital Early Release edition of Maintainable JavaScript , you get the entire book bundle in its earliest form—the author's raw and unedited content—so you can take advantage of this content long before the book's official release. You'll also receive updates when significant changes are made, as well as the final ebook version. \n\n You may have definite ideas about writing code when working alone, but team development requires that everyone use the same approach. With the JavaScript practices in this book—including code style, programming tips, and automation—you’ll learn how to write maintainable code that other team members can easily understand, adapt, and extend. Author Nicholas Zakas assembled this collection of best practices as a front-end tech leader at Yahoo!, after completing his own journey from solo hacker to team player. COMPUTERS / Programming Languages / JavaScript When you're writing code alone, you have a lot of leeway. But when you start writing code as part of a team, you need to think harder about the decisions you make. This book will help you do that. When you write code in a team setting, will other developers be able to understand what you did? Did you organize your code in such a way that it's easy to adapt and extend? Will your code survive once you're gone? Maintainable JavaScript doesn't just recommend a set of guidelines, it examines guidelines being used and recommended by others in the industry, so you get a feel for what's common in well-run JavaScript projects. Save a copy of this book now. It's the only resource that focus solely on JavaScript conventions. You may have definite ideas about writing code when working alone, but team development requires that everyone use the same approach. With the JavaScript practices in this book--including code style, programming tips, and automation--you will learn how to write maintainable code that other team members can easily understand, adapt, and extend. Author Nicholas Zakas assembled this collection of best practices as a front-end tech leader at Yahoo!, after completing his own journey from solo hacker to team player