Talk: Rigorous, Professional JavaScript
Today's applications run on the web, and they're only getting more complicated. The old "toss a few lines of JavaScript on a page and pray it doesn't break" approach just doesn't cut it any more. To be successful developing today's rich web applications, we need rigorous, professional software development techniques. From test-driven development, to continuous integration, to automated cross-browser testing, this session covers what it takes to build JavaScript that lasts.
Speaker
James Shore teaches, writes, and consults on Agile development processes. He led his first Agile team in 1999 and was an early adopter of Extreme Programming in 2000. Today, he focuses on helping people understand how all aspects of Agile, from technical, to business, to social, fit together to create successful software projects.
James is an inaugural recipient of the Agile Alliance's Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practice and is co-author of The Art of Agile Development (O'Reilly, 2007). In 2012, InfoQ named him as one of the "most influential people in Agile." He writes about software development on his "Art of Agile" blog at http://jamesshore.com and his new screencast on professional JavaScript development may be found at http://letscodejavascript.com .
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Here's the April 2013, Atlanta Javascript Meetup video. Please be sure to view in 720 HD mode, if you want to try to read the code on the screen. My apologies - I didn't have my tripod - and while it's not the best, hey - better than nothing. :) http://bit.ly/12vDpgq![]()
3 · April 20
One of the best meetups I've been to. Inspired me to do my next project test-first!
1 · April 16
Very informative and gave great insight on the 'Why' behind the importance of quality standards in modern day JS coding.
April 16
This was my first atl(js); meeting. If they're all this good, I'll be back every month. Excellent job, Randall, Toby, etc.
1 · April 16
Great to see so many folks at the meetup! AgileThought was thrilled to sponsor the event. Did anyone happen to take any pictures?
1 · April 16
very good, i found the presentation one of the most informative i've been to
April 16
Hello All, Eric here with my startup Abeo. We're building a social learning platform founded on personality profiles. Looking forward to meeting some potential equity team members... community.abeo.us
April 15
I've been watching James' excellent TDD Distilled video series this week in anticipation of his talk. I'm looking forward to seeing how he applies TDD to JavaScript.
April 12
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