Asynchronous Module Definition (AMD)

AMD (No, not the chip maker) stands for Asynchronous Module Definition - a cool new way of loading scripts. AMD attempts to solve some of the limitations associated with the orthodox approach of loading scripts.

Automate Builds using GruntJS

I already wrote about the awesomeness of GruntJS and here is how to set up your own Grunt system. 1. Installation GruntJS runs on nodejs so you need that installed first. Once nodejs and npm are installed, use the following command to install Grunt (the -g flag installs it globally). npm install -g grunt-cliThis installs the grunt … Continue reading Automate Builds using GruntJS →

Grunting with GruntJS

I have been working on a team using a diverse tech stack: PHP, MongoDB, EmberJS and requireJS. Since we intend to release the alpha version in a few weeks insha Allaah, I had to bring everything up to production-ready levels. The usual needs: Javascript linting and obfuscation, resource (JS, CSS + images) minification, test automation (unit + … Continue reading Grunting with GruntJS →