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by carson 5759 days ago
While all the work to bring things to Javascript is nice I'm not sure that everything needs to be wrapped in Javascript. I guess someone could argue that people who do web design know Javascript so this would let them create tests easier but do most people write these tests by hand or use IDEs to record them?
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What's the harm in having tools written in Javascript? Now that it's getting used on the server more often, it's nice to be able to use the same language everywhere.
Stating from experience. The IDEs tend to be inaccurate. They can provide a good skeleton for a test suite. But they have a hard time recording interatction with modals, animations, or facebook connect elements. Using an IDE you will find yourself returning to the generated code and hand coding other interactions.