Optimizing Developer Workflows

Ross Kukulinski - @rosskukulinski#BayNode Lightning Talks

March 5, 2014

Rapid iteration

Write Tests Write Code Run Tests Test App

Later, Rinse, Repeat.

The faster you can do this, the better.

Test Driven Development

• You are doing this, right?

• We run unit tests after every change

• We run the test suite as pre-commit hook

JSHint / Lint / Whatever

• Teams should agree on a style– (Or at least agree to disagree but deal with it)

• Linting can help enforce (and catch ‘dumb’ mistakes)

• We run lint on every file change

Live Reload

• Chrome extension• Modules for Grunt, Gulp, others• Refresh your browser on change

Make / Grunt / Gulp / Whatever

Task runners automate developer workflows

They also provide consistency across your team

Pick one (or more) and use them

• Application Scaffolding• http://yeoman.io/

DEMO!

• https://github.com/DaftMonk/generator-angular-fullstack