Ajax testing: Using available tools is key
By Colleen Frye
Ted Husted is a business analyst, author, consultant, and speaker. His books include JUnit in Action, Struts in Action, and Professional JSP Site Design. Husted will be speaking at the upcoming Ajax Experience 2009 in Boston in September, and one of his presentations will be on how to simplify and automate testing Ajax applications. He gives us a preview here.
Some developers and tester feel Ajax is too complicated an environment. Do you agree or disagree?
Ted Husted: All programming environments are complicated. Ajax has its own flavor in that it’s also a scripting language and very easy to change. It had been more difficult to program and debug in the past because it lacked the same tools that people had developed for Java, C# and other languages. Today with tools like Firebug and also the excellent debuggers that are now built into tools like Visual Studio and Eclipse, it’s much easier to treat Ajax like a conventional language and apply all the same tried-and-true techniques.
Triple Engine+Triple Add-ons=Lunascape
Few days ago, we have discussed about Lunascape. Today we are covering it again because Lunascape is now compatible with the expanding array of Firefox add-ons in addition to the already supported Internet Explorer add-ons and Lunascape plug-ins. Transferring your add-ons from Firefox 3.5 is very easy.
26 Essential Firefox Add-ons for Web Designers
It’s no secret that web designers and developers love Firefox! Firefox provides an endless amount of functionality that you simply won’t find in any other modern Internet browser.
One of the greatest aspects of Firefox is the ability to install add-ons to do just about anything and everything a browser can possibily do. As a web developer this functionality is extremely useful to us.
Firefox has some cool add-ons which make the job of website designers much easier. There are many useful add-ons for Firefox out there and we use several pretty much every day for work.
Since there are so many different add-ons available to download, it can be a little overwhelming to pick out which ones you should be using. We compile a list of the 26 Essential Firefox Add-ons (along with brief descriptions) that every web designer should know about. Be sure and let us know if we have missed anything!
01. Web Developer
