Pointers to Javascript development tools

Editors:

Syntax checkers lint like tools:

• jslint web page & javascript source which can be run with rhino.
• textmate javascript tools bundle runs lint checks when you save js files. very handy.

Packagers:

• Juicer css / javascript asset packaging
• Sprockets

Compressors:

• jsmin very popular, available in java, c, ruby. Non-destructive.
• YUI Compressor

Testing frameworks:

• jspec:
• unittest_js: as used by prototype
• Evidence: new (Oct 2009), developed by Tobie Langel (author of Prototype), refs: Ajaxian, Slides: unittesting javascript with evidence
• jasmine: DOM-less simple JavaScript testing framework

Textmate bundles

• JavaScript Tools bundle for Textmate

Documentation generation tools:

An article which compares some: js documetnation tools

• jsdoc
• naturaldocs
• pdoc processing documentation library written in ruby.