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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Eclipse JavaScript Development Tools
The Eclipse JSDT (JavaScript Development Tools) is a set of plug-ins for Eclipse aimed at supporting JavaScript application and Web development. JSDT adds a JavaScript project type to the Eclipse Workbench, along with views, editors, wizards, and builders. The tool set features JSDT Core, including a parser and compiler DOM; JSDT UI, with user interface code to create the JavaScript IDE; and JSDT Debug, for debugging JavaScript using Rhino and Crossfire. Also featured is JSDT Web, which supports client-side JavaScript implemented in the Eclipse Web Tools Platform's Source Editing project.
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