Front-End First: Testing and Prototyping JavaScript Apps

Being a productive front-end web developer can be challenging at times. In this course we will uncover how the front-end can be unit tested, mocked, and rapidly prototyped separate from the back-end.

Being a productive front-end web developer can be challenging at times. In this course we will uncover how the front-end can be unit tested and rapidly prototyped separate from the back-end. We will cover the basics of unit testing and use a variety of tools and techniques to help assist with mocking and prototyping. Then we will uncover how to integrate these techniques with common front-end frameworks such as KnockoutJS, Backbone.js, and AngularJS.

• Introduction 2mins
• Principles of Unit Testing 15mins
• Examples of Hard to Test Code 28mins
• Unit Testing Your Front-End Application 52mins
• Mocking Your Front-End Application 44mins
• Prototyping Your Front-End Application 39mins
• Integrating with Front-End Frameworks 18mins