AngularJS: Intro to Unit Testing

Goal: Get comfortable with unit testing in Javascript applications built with AngularJS.

Are you an AngularJS developer who keeps hearing people talking about "writing tests" and "test driven development", but you haven't yet started writing tests? Crafting unit tests can be an intimidating and confusing task, but when done right it's incredible beneficial to you and your project. Come out and let Jim show you how easy it is to get started with Javascript unit testing. Prerequisites:

This is an intermediate level class. Attendees should have at least one of the following:

• a basic to intermediate level understanding of AngularJS.

• an intermediate to advanced level of understanding of Javascript programming.

• basic to intermediate knowledge of unit testing in another language and an interest in moving to Javascript.

You'll leave knowing:

-Why unit testing is important.

-The anatomy of a test suit

-The BDD syntax for Javascript unit testing

-How to run your unit tests.

-The golden phrase in JS unit testing.

-How to inject your module's controllers, services, etc. into your unit tests.