How To

Perfect for beginners! In the How To channel, we build a foundational JavaScript effect from scratch. As we do, we employ all the skills needed for professional development: version control, build automation, cross-browser testing, and—of course!—test-driven development.

Episodes

1. The Reproducible Build

E1Gather Your Tools

Fri, 5 June ’15
E2Version Control

Fri, 12 June ’15
E3The Automated Build

Fri, 19 June ’15
E4Dependency Management

Fri, 26 June ’15
E5Shell Scripting

Fri, 3 July ’15
E6External Dependencies

Fri, 10 July ’15

2. Safe Coding

E7Lint

Fri, 17 July ’15
E8JavaScript Gotchas, Part I

Fri, 24 July ’15
E9JavaScript Gotchas, Part II

Fri, 31 July ’15

3. Cross-Browser Testing

E10A Localhost Server

Fri, 7 Aug ’15
E11Assertions

Fri, 14 Aug ’15
E12Test Frameworks

Fri, 21 Aug ’15
E13Cross-Browser Tests

Fri, 28 Aug ’15
E14Automating Karma

Fri, 4 Sep ’15
E15Testing Android, iOS, IE, and More

Fri, 11 Sep ’15

4. Front-End Modules

E16Modular Tests

Fri, 18 Sep ’15
E17Modules in Production

Fri, 25 Sep ’15
E18The Build Step

Fri, 2 Oct ’15
E19Third-Party Modules

Fri, 9 Oct ’15

5. Test-Driven Development

E20Red Green Refactor

Fri, 16 Oct ’15
E21The DOM

Fri, 23 Oct ’15
E22Our First Front-End Test

Fri, 30 Oct ’15
E23Debugging Tests

Fri, 6 Nov ’15

6. The “Tabs” Library

E24Decoupling

Fri, 13 Nov ’15
E25Shims and Containers

Fri, 20 Nov ’15
E26Small Steps and Meaningful Names

Fri, 27 Nov ’15
E27The Options Object

Fri, 4 Dec ’15
E28Design

Fri, 11 Dec ’15
E29Refactoring

Fri, 18 Dec ’15
E30What Should You Test?

Fri, 25 Dec ’15
E31Refactor First

Fri, 1 Jan ’16
E32Events

Fri, 8 Jan ’16

7. The “Tabs” Application

E33Wire It Up

Fri, 15 Jan ’16
E34When TDD Fails

Fri, 22 Jan ’16
E35Cohesion

Fri, 29 Jan ’16

8. Graduation Ceremony

E36Test Doubles

Fri, 5 Feb ’16
E37Hat and Gown

Fri, 12 Feb ’16