9 development tools tuned for JavaScript
Proprietary and open source IDEs and frameworks are rapidly evolving to accommodate increasing interest in JavaScript
By Paul Krill | InfoWorld | Published: 16:50, 29 August 12
Once considered a script-kiddie toy, JavaScript has become a stalwart scripting language for developing Web applications, and vendors and open source organisations alike are pushing out IDEs and tools targeted at making JavaScript development easier and more reliable.
These tools move beyond familiar JavaScript technologies like jQuery and the growing set of JavaScript libraries to provide Web developers with a plethora of functionality, including debugging and support for HTML5 and other popular scripting languages.
Here is a look at some of the more compelling tools and frameworks for taking your JavaScript Web development projects to the next level.
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SproutCore
The open source SproutCore JavaScript framework is intended to enable development of Web applications with less code. SproutCore applications move business logic to the browser to provide immediate responses to users' taps and clicks; there is no need for round trips across network connections. A binding system is featured for building data-centric applications, leveraging application state and data flow descriptions. Semantic templates allow developers to write HTML and CSS that automatically update when models change. An in-memory database is provided for managing and querying data and synchronising with a server. Applications build a directory of static assets that can be deployed to any server.
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