October 17, 2019

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From zero to hero: Toward frontend craftsmanship

From zero to hero: Toward frontend craftsmanship

After you've built an application, written some unit tests, integrated a linter, and hooked up a CI system, what should you do next? Level up, as Ariya Hidayat explains how to track code coverage, leverage Docker for a consistent development platform, and implement cross-browser testing.
Talk Title From zero to hero: Toward frontend craftsmanship
Speakers Ariya Hidayat (Shape Security)
Conference Fluent
Conf Tag The Web Platform in Practice
Location San Francisco, California
Date March 8-10, 2016
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
Video

After you’ve built a nice JavaScript application using Backbone, AngularJS, or React, written some unit tests, integrated a linter, and hooked up a continuous-build system, what should you do next? To reach the next level and create the highest-quality applications, you must first master a few more skills. Ariya Hidayat gives a step-by-step overview of adding code-coverage tracking and a dashboard, utilizing Git hooks to prevent regressions, leveraging Docker for a consistent development platform, and implementing cross-browser testing (including with evergreen browsers).

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