Jonathan Snook recently posted a really neat background animation technique using jQuery. This was something I was looking for and it seemed like a good candidate for a jQuery plugin.
So, following on from my recent post about turning jQuery code into richer, unit testable plugin code, I thought I’d describe the quick process of doing so here. (It’s worth reading Snook’s post first though!) Continue reading
I find myself increasingly using jQuery as my JavaScript framework of choice.
It’s by-line of “write less, do more” really seems apt.
But sometimes, by writing just that little bit extra, you can do even more.
For example, I often try to do the following:
By unit testing with QUnit, I find I often need to trigger additional events or add additional code from within the plugin so the test can be meaningful.
But this extra code isn’t only useful for testing, it becomes a useful part of the plugin’s API, improving its functionality and flexibility without sacrificing maintainability and readability of the code.
I’ll try to demonstrate that in this post. Continue reading