JavaScript Air

Reactive Programming in JavaScript with André Staltz, Ben Lesh, and Matthew Podwysocki Description: Object oriented programming, functional programming, reactive programming, reactive functional programming. There are so many different ways to think about the system you're building and different design patterns to follow. Join us as we talk about reactive programming in JavaScript. Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleTrading Technologies - Building For What's NextSparkPost - Email. We've Got It Down. Links, Picks, and Tips: André StaltzLinks: Someone mentioned the Epic Monadic Promises threadPicks: CycleConf and follow the hashtag #cycleconf next week and most Ben LeshLinks: Paul Taylor on githubTips: Check out the specs on RxJS and Check out the docs on how to write marble testsPicks: Go to the restaurant that Dan Abramov is at. (Redux Foodtruck?) Matthew PodwysockiLinks: Gleb Bahmutov and rxvisionPicks: React Native on the Universal Windows Platform, thali project Node on mobile for P2P interaction, and Interactive Extensions for JavaScript Dan AbramovPicks: MobX and Optimizing Redux TodoMVC with an optimal state structure Brian LonsdorfLinks: https://egghead.io/lessons/rxjs-reactive-programming-what-is-rxjs, http://highlandjs.org/, and https://github.com/cujojs/mostTips: Favor laziness since laziness can lead to better performance & extendability, Try to compose single expressions which data flows through and, if you struggle, don’t “cheat”, but rather look for stream method alternatives - they are there. It will simplify the whole codebase., and Normalization helps composability. I tend to wrap all my utilities in the same type of stream so that my application code works like legos. Wrapping is a pain, but those utilities tend not to change so it’s a one time thing.Picks: lambdaconf tweetstorm and People vs OJ Kyle SimpsonLinks: RxMarbles.com and asynquence, specifically asynquence reactive sequencesPicks: A Tale Of Three Lists Kent C. DoddsTips: If you’re feeling overwhelmed, make a Todo list and focus on one task at a time.Picks: aphrodite - It's inline styles, but they work!, autocomplete-emojis Atom package, Stuff that I use for recording egghead.io lessons, and Adam. He’s great

JavaScript Frameworks: Angular with Brad Green, Igor Minar, and Miško Hevery Description: Angular is the most widely used JavaScript framework in the world and there's a reason for that. Angular 1 changed the framework landscape and Angular 2 is shaping up to do that again. Join us with some of the core team members to talk about this amazing piece of JavaScript tech! Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleTrading Technologies - Building For What's NextSparkPost - Email. We've Got It Down. Links, Picks, and Tips: Brad GreenLinks: ngUpgradeTips: Webstorm + Angular 2 is awesome Igor MinarLinks: angular-cliPicks: Flat.io Miško HeveryPicks: Polyfill.io Kent C. DoddsTips: Don’t confine your sharing of knowledge to one-on-one! Make your conversations public.

JavaScript Frameworks: Vue.js with Taylor Otwell and Evan You Description: Vue.js is a JavaScript Framework for building reactive components for modern web interfaces. It allows you to write your JS, HTML, and CSS in a single file, has powerful data bindings, focuses on composability, is small, and is insanely fast. Join us with the author for this show! Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleTrading Technologies - Building For What's Next Links, Picks, and Tips: Taylor OtwellLinks: laravel-elixir-vueifyTips: Don’t be the smartest person in the room.Picks: Star Wars Headspace Evan YouLinks: vue-loader, vueify, browserify-hmr, watchify, and prerender-spa-plugonTips: Take a break from your project from time to timePicks: by Lea Verou and Dark Souls 3 Dan AbramovLinks: mobx, Add ReactDataTracker to addons, and Finish Your Stuff Kent C. DoddsTips: Build things to learn thingsPicks: Progressive JavaScript Air (demo video) and repeat-todo Progressive Enhancement App About JavaScript Air: JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

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End to End Testing with Julie RalphDescription:End-to-End testing is among the various forms of testing that is critical for the development and quality assurance of your applications. Join us with a subject matter expert to chat about this important part of application development Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleLinks, Picks, and Tips:Julie RalphTips: Protractor StyleguidePicks: GitHub is on a roll with new features - emoji support, better reviewsBrian LonsdorfTips: If you use karma + mocha. Set the mocha timeout to 20+ seconds, wrap your assertion in a setTimeout and you’ll have time to inspect the screen and click around (if you’re not using a headless browser)Picks: Amazing Scope tool from Shape Security and Parser Combinator library from Bodil StokkeKyle SimpsonTips: Use TrueCaller app for your phone to cut down on spam calls and Reserve your npm username as a package name -- they are separate!Picks: kentcdodds npm package, getify npm package: hint this is NOT mine :*(, and Hactar the tool that builds every other tool for you.Kent C. DoddsLinks: aXeCore - Marcy Sutton tweeted this during the show.Tips: Use all forms of testingPicks: How to Contribute to an Open Source Project on GitHub and Ghost InspectorPam SellePicks: peach-register to register your name on Peach without downloading the app and Reading in general, but in particular: All the Light We Cannot SeeAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Live at Fluent Conf with Fluent Conf Description: Live at Fluent Conf, the web conference from O'Reilly Media about JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and the latest web development technologies and frameworks.Guests:Simon St. Laurent & Peter Cooper - Fluent Conf chairsJen Looper - Getting physical with the beacon-enabled WebMaximiliano Firtman - Advanced mobile WebJen Kramer - Planning successful productsRachel Andrew - Making sense of the new CSS layout Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made Simple Links, Picks, and Tips: Fluent Conf: No links, tips, or picks this week Kent C. Dodds: No links, tips, or picks this week About JavaScript Air: JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Lodash & Open Source with John-David Dalton Description: Lodash v4 had been released (by the time this episode happens). This JavaScript library of utilities is one of the most widely used utility belts of the enormous JavaScript ecosystem. We're going to talk with John, the mastermind behind this utility (and fork of underscore) about his experience building such a ubiquitous tool and what it can do for you.We also delve into how to contribute to open source projects and how to manage them to encourage contribution. Tons of wisdom in this one! Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made Simple Links, Picks, and Tips: John-David DaltonTips: Explore internals of a library/frameworkPicks: babel-plugin-lodash, eslint-plugin-lodash, Why Using _.chain is a Mistake, and First Timers Only Dan AbramovPicks: graphviz-preview, wtf, react-makes-you-sad, and Petka Antonov on built-ins Brian LonsdorfPicks: Scott Christopher: ContT, Quildreen Motta: No I don’t want to configure your app, and Purescript online meetup is back Kent C. DoddsTips: Do open sourcePicks: ReactJS Program, Healthy Open Source, and All Contributors - ✨ Recognize all contributors, not just the ones who push code ✨ About JavaScript Air: JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Live at React ConfDescription:We'll be live at React Conf talking with speakers and others about what's going on at the conference. This is your chance to get an insiders look at the conference if you didn't get a chance to snatch a ticket. Guests: Ben Alpert - React: What Lies Ahead Andres Suarez - Nuclide hacks for React Native development Erik Schlegel and Eric Rozell - ReactNative UWP Eric Florenzano - React, Meet Virtual Reality Helena Milosevic - Demystifying Tech Recruiting Isaac Salier-Hellendag - Rich Text Editing with React Scott Kyle - A New Way to Persist & Query Data in React Native Jamison Dance - Rethinking All Practices: Building Applications in Elm Maria Hollweck - React Native: Lessons Learned After Migrating an App from iOS to Android Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleLinks, Picks, and Tips:React Conf: No links, tips, or picks this weekKent C. Dodds: No links, tips, or picks this weekAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

ESLint with Feross Aboukhadijeh, Gyandeep Singh, Ilya Volodin, and Jamund FergusonDescription:Let's talk about what ESLint is, how it works, and how it can be super useful for your project. We'll be joined by ESLint committers and the author of the Standard library.Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingAuth0 - Authentication Made SimpleLinks, Picks, and Tips:Feross AboukhadijehLinks: standard and WebTorrentPicks: standard-format - Formats your code to standard style, why-is-node-running - Node is running but you don't know why?, and available - Find available npm package names – this is how the name “standard” was found!Gyandeep SinghPicks: Alex js - Catch ins ensitive, inconsiderate writing and Proxyquire - Override dependencies during testingIlya VolodinLinks: ESLint bot, babel-eslint, eslint-plugin-babel, eslint-plugin-react, and eslint-plugin-angularjsPicks: Visual Studio Code, Iron Node, and babel-eslintJamund FergusonLinks: Standard, eslint-plugin-promise, and ASTExplorer.netPicks: Sawdust & Shavings EPDan AbramovPicks: Reflections on ESLint success and React AtelierBrian LonsdorfPicks: esprimaKent C. DoddsLinks: Webpack Validator and AST ExplorerTips: Add validate script to your npm scriptsPicks: GitHub Issue Templates Supported and npm-run-allAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

JavaScript Forward: ES6 and ES7 with Allen Wirfs-Brock and Kassandra PerchDescription:Join us for this show live at ForwardJS where we'll chat with Allen Wirfs-Brock, project editor of the ES2015 specification about the future of the JavaScript spec.Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingLinks, Picks, and Tips:Allen Wirfs-Brock: No links, tips, or picks this weekKassandra Perch: No links, tips, or picks this weekBrian Lonsdorf: No links, tips, or picks this weekKyle Simpson: No links, tips, or picks this weekKent C. Dodds: No links, tips, or picks this weekTyler McGinnis: No links, tips, or picks this weekAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

JavaScript Debugging with Alex Liu, Todd Gardner, and Yunong XiaoDescription:JavaScript has a pretty interesting debugging story. The developer tools of your browser of choice and the various tools and IDEs for debugging Node or mobile development make for a really interesting topic.Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightFluent - Web development trainingLinks, Picks, and Tips:Alex LiuTips: Always think about Errors and error handling as part of the design and spec from day one and Understand the abstractions you use, especially when it comes to ErrorsPicks: VError, bunyan, restify-errors, and Overheard - VS Code debugger is greatTodd GardnerLinks: TrackJS for debugging non-chrome platforms, Charles Web Debugging Proxy, and Fiddler ProxyPicks: JavaScript Error Monitoring, JavaScript Forensics Talk, Amazing Conference in Oslo, Afterparty conference, Author: Ken Follett. Pillars of the Earth and a World Without End, and Conference SatireYunong XiaoLinks: mdb v8, Node post mortem debugger, Debugging Node.js in Prod, Flamegraphs, Flamegraphs with Node, Restify, Observable Rest Framework, and Debugging NodeTips: Use the Scientific Method, Error Types and JSON Parse, Error Handling in Node.js, JSON Logging Lib, and Observable Async libPicks: Bojack Horseman, ReactiveSocket, and Wish You Were HereBrian LonsdorfLinks: Elm’s debugger and Free Monad graphTips: Algebraic data structures like Either, Task, and Maybe ensure we handle all errors. The errors are pushed to the caller where it’s easy to see., In node, you can overwrite Obj.prototype.inspect to display a custom string when console.log-ing., and Learn to use debugger; in the browser.Picks: Bodil Stokke Generators and Profunctor LensesKyle SimpsonTips: Chrome CPU Throttling, OSS your code early. Don’t wait until “it’s good enough for others”, because then you’ve waited too long. OSS is about collaboration and improvement, not promotion of already-finished code., and Start with libraries and frameworks as you rapidly develop/evolve/explore a project. But as it matures, try to build time in for refactoring to reduce/remove those pieces. You don’t need them permanently. The best code is the code that’s exactly what’s needed, no more, no less.Picks: About the new ‘createImageBitmap(..)’ API and also ‘requestIdleCallback(..)’, Chris & Getify Make A Game (part 1) tutorial on simple game making with me and @chriscoyier, and Cloud Sweeper my first casual web game, OSS code releasedKent C. DoddsLinks: Async checkbox in Chrome DevTools and Managing Memore Garbage Collection in NodeJS - Egghead.io lessonTips: Teach to learn. Force yourself to teach.Picks: What’s new in Webpack 2 and Debugging JavaScript (Chrome DevTools)About JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Go to suggest.jsair.io to suggest topics and guests for the show. Go to feedback.jsair.io to provide feedback on this and other episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Chakra, Microsoft's Open Source JavaScript Engine with Ed Maurer, Gaurav Seth, and Steve LuccoDescription:Microsoft has been making some pretty awesome moves in the world of open source recently. At JSConf in early December, it was announced that Chakra, Microsoft's JavaScript Engine that powers the Microsoft Edge browser (with better support for ES6 than babel or Chrome), will be open sourced. Join us as we talk about Chakra with some of the subject matter experts!Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightLinks, Picks, and Tips:Ed MaurerTips: Check out TypeScriptPicks: Julia Holter album - Have You in my WildernessGaurav SethTips: We’re new to open source, but we’d love to hear your feedback (ChakraCore)!Steve LuccoTips: Use the web programming model for as much as we canPicks: ElectronBrian LonsdorfPicks: Redux Saga, Simon Richardson’s Free Monad implementation, and Brian McKenna on fantasylandKyle SimpsonPicks: v8 gets ES6!, Developer Fallacies by @heydonworks, and Ember-CLI-MirageKent C. DoddsLinks: Wallaby.js Sublime Plugin and What open source project should I contribute to?Tips: Get involved open sourcePicks: How to become a better hacker by Gleb BahmutovLin ClarkLinks: Code Cartoons series on RelayPicks: React’s diff algorithmPam SellePicks: Higgs JavaScript VMAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Introducing the JavaScript Air Panel with Dan Abramov, Brian Lonsdorf, Kyle Simpson, Iheanyi Ekechukwu, Lin Clark, Matt Zabriskie, Pam Selle, and Tyler McGinnisDescription:We have some solid developers on the JavaScript Air panel working on some amazing things. This is your chance to get to know them!Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringWallaby.js - Realtime code coverageCodecov.io - Code coverage done rightLinks, Picks, and Tips:Dan AbramovLinks: React Hot LoaderPicks: devtool, React.js pure render performance anti-pattern, Fullstack React, Code Cartoons - Relay, and Redux 2 in the worksBrian LonsdorfLinks: Hardy Jones on lenses + virtual dom and Lamda Conf vidsPicks: Jeff Bridges: The sleeping tapes and Don Hertzfeldt: World of TomorrowKyle SimpsonLinks: You Don’t Know JS book series, MakerSquare, Frontend Masters, ForwardJS Workshops, ForwardJS free webinar: “Blocking Across The Wire” Tue Jan 25, 12pm CST, FluentConf Workshops, asynquence, and A Tale Of Three Lists The “TodoMVC” of async programmingTips: Pair program with a friend on a couch.Picks: RTC Everywhere P2P cross-platform, ChakraCore in Node.js, and Brave Browser by @BrendanEichIheanyi EkechukwuLinks: IBM Chef WatsonPicks: Ember-CLI 101 - Really good book for getting started with learning Ember!Lin ClarkLinks: A cartoon guide to Facebook’s Relay, part 1Tips: Learn keyboard commands for your favorite web apps like Gmail. Flash cards can be really helpful for this. Brainscape has a few different decks.Picks: Dvorak keyboard trainingMatt ZabriskieLinks: @zabriskiesbeardTips: First Timers OnlyPicks: Learning React NativePam SelleLinks: Choosing a JavaScript Framework and When the computingPicks: Pixel Art to CSSTyler McGinnisPicks: Headspace, Front End Newsletter, and React.runKent C. DoddsLinks: My Talks and Workshops, My Egghead lessons, My Blog, My AMA and my answer to what's your favorite/most-effective learning method?, and First Timers Only - My original blogpost about the conceptTips: Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! -Miss Frizzle, Magic School BusPicks: Babel Service by Gleb Bahmutov and The Magic School Bus (warning! Video auto-plays)About JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Firefox DevTools, React, and Redux with James Long, Jordan Santell, and Lin ClarkDescription:React is in your browser. Not just in web pages, but in the browser itself! Join us as we talk with developers from Firefox's Developer Tools team about how they're using React and Redux to build developer tools, and how the two make the DX (developer experience) of building developer tools better.Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringLinks, Picks, and Tips:James LongLinks: XUL and react-proxyTips: Use Firefox DevTools and tell us how we can do better!Picks: Om NextJordan SantellTips: Get involved with Firefox Developer Tools!Picks: Sourcemaps in FirefoxLin ClarkPicks: The five keys to a successful Google team and Consensus through ConversationsDan AbramovLinks: React Howto, React Components, Elements, and Instances, and Minimal API Surface AreaPicks: Lodash 4 is out! and LazarusKyle SimpsonLinks: SpiderMonkey improves Function.prototype.bind and v8 improves Function.prototype.bindTips: use “palm pads” to support your wrists while using laptop keyboards (like these)Picks: Microsoft Chakra is OSS now! and Github Social Client blog postKent C. DoddsTips: Watch your analytics. Encourage your customers to get off an unsupported, insecure browser >IE11Picks: Elements Components and InstancesMatt Zabriskie: No links, tips, or picks this weekAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.

Unit Testing JavaScript with Christian Johansen, Joe Eames, and Ward BellDescription:Testing in JavaScript comes with its own set of challenges. But in recent years, tools and patterns have been developed to make writing unit tests and tracking coverage much simpler than ever before. Join us as we talk with Ward Bell, Joe Eames, and Christian Johansen about unit testing JavaScript.Show sponsors:Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video trainingFrontend Masters - Expert front-end training{Track:js} - JavaScript Error MonitoringLinks, Picks, and Tips:Christian JohansenTips: Learn about Functional Programming and Learn about loose couplingPicks: Simple made easy and Off to be the wizardJoe EamesTips: Learn to TDD and do it for a yearPicks: Lambda conf, Sherlock, Soundtrack to Star Wars Episode 7, and Kent C. DoddsWard BellTips: Avoid seeing Star Wars and Think of tests as a featurePicks: Thinking fast and slowBrian LonsdorfTips: Use as many pure functions as possible. Easier to test. and Test at the highest level possible to get coverage and flexibility on implementationPicks: jsverify, Eric Elliot’s blog posts in general, and Constraints Liberate, Liberties Constrain — Runar BjarnasonKyle SimpsonTips: When building a complex thing with parts that are unknown, focus first on mini prototypes of each of those unknowns. and Mentoring / coaching is essential to learning. Self-driven learning is good but only goes part of the way.Picks: Fun Fun Function - Streams by @mpjme and Simplicity MattersKent C. DoddsTips: Test your code and Try out AVAPicks: Predictable Sherlock Holmes - Studio C, Libraries.io, and JS Remote ConfTyler McGinnisTips: console.time & console.timeEndPicks: Egghead Redux Series Notes and The Revolution of Pure ViewsAbout JavaScript Air:JavaScriptAir is the live broadcast podcast all about JavaScript hosted by egghead.io instructor Kent C. Dodds. Please visit the JavaScript Air website (javascriptair.com) to see upcoming and past episodes. Also be sure to follow JavaScript Air on Twitter and Google+ to stay up to date with future episodes. Also, all episodes are on the YouTube channel as well.