So what tools can I recommend for industrial development in JavaScript? Everything below is an absolute must for my needs:
jQuery
- What it does: Ajax, DOM-modification, and general utility functions
- As Jeff Atwood pointed out, there is no good reason to write low-level JavaScript to manipulate the DOM with today, now that there are tons of high quality JavaScript libraries to help out.
- What it does: Simple unit testing, compatible with jQuery
- I tried out a few other unit testing frameworks, but QUnit is the simplest one by far and just gets the job done.
- What it does: Identifies most textual errors in JavaScript files.
- Indispensable tool to find that missing semicolon that is causing that weird error.
- Note for TextMate users: Use the JavaScript Tools bundle instead of downloading it from the official site.
- What it does: Firefox plugin. In addition to excellent DOM manipulation, it makes a great JavaScript debugger.
Well, I hope this gets you started. If you have any other suggestions, let me know!
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