5 Tips for Writing Better JavaScript

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The document provides 5 tips for writing better JavaScript code: use namespacing to avoid global functions and variables, connect events through libraries instead of inline attributes, implement a publish/subscribe pattern for cleaner communication between modules, keep markup separate from code through templating, and decorate objects to combine behaviors instead of copying code. Following these tips will result in more maintainable and extensible JavaScript applications.

5 tips for writing better
JavaScript

Nael El Shawwa
@naelshawwa
nael.elshawwa@gmail.com
http://about.me/naelshawwa

Why learn better JS?

Easy to hack things

Easy to learn bad habits

Rich web apps today heavily depend on JS

20,000 lines of JS

Tip # 1: Namespacing
function hello(){ var nael = {};
alert (“Hello”);
} nael.hello = function(){
alert (“Hello”);
};

Stop declaring global functions, minimize
global variables

Tip # 2: Events

<a onclick=”doSomething();”>
dojo.connect(link, "onclick", ui,
Do Something
ui.doSomething);
</a>

Don’t bind behaviour using markup attributes

remember no global functions?

harder to change behavior in a large app

Tip # 4: Templating
<div class="infoWindowContainer" dojoattachpoint="infoWindow">
<h1>${title}</h1>
</div>

Don’t mix HTML with JavaScript

Keep your markup in HTML and load via ajax

ex. Dojo widget template system

Tip # 5: Decorating
var car = {};
car.drive = function(x){
this.position = this.position + x;
}

var flyingDecorator = {};
flyingDecorator.fly = function(x,y){
this.position = this.position + x;
this.height = this.height + y;
}

Combine objects together when needed, don’t
copy and paste new code into existing
objects

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1. 5 tips for writing better JavaScript Nael El Shawwa @naelshawwa nael.elshawwa@gmail.com http://about.me/naelshawwa

2. Why learn better JS? Easy to hack things Easy to learn bad habits Rich web apps today heavily depend on JS 20,000 lines of JS

3. Tip # 1: Namespacing function hello(){ var nael = {}; alert (“Hello”); } nael.hello = function(){ alert (“Hello”); }; Stop declaring global functions, minimize global variables

4. Tip # 2: Events <a onclick=”doSomething();”> dojo.connect(link, "onclick", ui, Do Something ui.doSomething); </a> Don’t bind behaviour using markup attributes remember no global functions? harder to change behavior in a large app

5. Tip # 3: Pub Sub startup: function(){ //some other startup code //subscribe to the event we will get back from the app dojo.subscribe("nael.controller.app.currentPosition", this, this.eventHandlers.updateMapCenter); //when Im done starting up, yell to the app controller saying Im ready dojo.publish("nael.controller.app.requests", ["getBrowserCoordinates"]); }, Publish / Subscribe results in cleaner more maintainable code

6. Tip # 4: Templating <div class="infoWindowContainer" dojoattachpoint="infoWindow"> <h1>${title}</h1> </div> Don’t mix HTML with JavaScript Keep your markup in HTML and load via ajax ex. Dojo widget template system

7. Tip # 5: Decorating var car = {}; car.drive = function(x){ this.position = this.position + x; } var flyingDecorator = {}; flyingDecorator.fly = function(x,y){ this.position = this.position + x; this.height = this.height + y; } Combine objects together when needed, don’t copy and paste new code into existing objects

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