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Starting a blog post with a number seems to be today’s obligation and after posting 75 (Really) Useful JavaScript Techniques, 80+ AJAX-Solutions For Professional Coding or 53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without, the nonetheless excellent Smashing Magazine does it again by providing a list of 50 Useful JavaScript Tools. This list includes JavaScript/AJAX Authoring Tools, Documentation Tools, JavaScript Debugging Tools, JavaScript Testing and Validation Tools and Security Tools amongst other, well, useful tools.

The JavaScript/AJAX authoring tools section lists some interesting ones such as Jx, “a JavaScript library for creating graphical user interfaces written on top of the MooTools framework” or WaveMaker, an “open-source software for complete Web application development and deployment”.

Wavemaker screenshot

We already talked about how important it is to document your code. Well, Smashing Magazine seems to agree with us and lists JSDoc Toolkit as well as jGrouseDoc.

Want to read more ? Go on by checking the full 50 Useful JavaScript Tools.

See also

Apache tools

Htpasswd generator

Create Apache htpasswd entries with bcrypt or legacy APR1. Generate a password, copy or download the hash, and follow the Apache configuration example.

Graphism tools

CSS sprite creator

Draw, move, and resize regions in a sprite sheet. Manage named sprites in a live list, preview each selection, and copy or download the complete CSS.

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