Maintainable JavaScript: Writing Readable Code

Author Nicholas Zakas assembled this collection of best practices as a front-end tech leader at Yahoo!, after completing his own journey from solo hacker to team player. He also includes rules recommended by other industry authorities. Use these tips and techniques to help your team set aside individual preferences and function at a higher level.

• Establish specific code conventions for your team
• Use tools such as JSLint and JSHint to keep your team on track
• Adopt style guidelines, such as basic formatting, to help your team produce uniform code
• Apply several programming practices to solve problems and improve code quality
• Create an automated JavaScript build system using a variety of utilities
• Integrate browser-based JavaScript testing with tools such as the YUI Test Selenium Driver