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Automating Web Development Tasks with Gulp.js

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wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a01_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

start the course
describe what Gulp is and the benefits of using it in your development workflow
describe the purpose of a build pipeline and Gulp streams
identify the four Gulp APIs and describe the purpose of each
install the appropriate package installer for Windows or Mac computers
install and configure the Node.js node package manager (npm) for use in your projects
install and configure the Git version control package for your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure Gulp and Bower globally for use in your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure packages locally for use in your projects
identify the differences between dependencies and devDependencies and how to create them
install and configure the Brackets text editor
create a Hello World Gulpfile.js to demonstrate working with Gulp tasks
describe the purpose of the JSHint and JSCS plugins for performing code analysis against JavaScript
install and configure the Gulp JSHint and JSCS plugins for JavaScript linting and code style checking
create code for JSHint and JSCS tasks in Gulp
install and use the Gulp concat plugin to concatenate multiple files into one
install individual Gulp plugins as well as use lazy loading to load all Gulp plugins
install and use the Gulp uglify plugin to perform minification of your JavaScript code
create and work with a reusable configuration file in Gulp
install and use the Gulp SASS plugin to compile your CSS code
install and work with the Gulp autoprefixer plugin to add vendor prefixes in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csslint plugin to locate problems in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp uncss plugin to perform optimization of your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csso plugin to remove all unnecessary characters from your CSS code
work with the on error method in Gulp to perform error handling in your CSS code
install and work with the gulp-plumber tool to perform error handling in your CSS code
identify the Gulp APIs and the main plugins used for working with JavaScript and CSS code

Overview/Description
Automating repetitive tasks in the web development process can greatly improve the efficiency of the development team and the overall quality of the final product. In this course, you'll learn how to use Gulp.js to assist you in your web development projects. Focus is centered on how Gulp.js can help you with web development and how to install it for use in the development environment. In addition, this course covers how to use Gulp.js plugins to assist you with JavaScript coding and CSS compilation.

Target Audience
This course is targeted towards web developers and persons wishing to learn how to use Gulp.js in their web development projects. Previous knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js, as well as working with the command line to execute code, may be beneficial.

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a01_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

start the course
describe what Gulp is and the benefits of using it in your development workflow
describe the purpose of a build pipeline and Gulp streams
identify the four Gulp APIs and describe the purpose of each
install the appropriate package installer for Windows or Mac computers
install and configure the Node.js node package manager (npm) for use in your projects
install and configure the Git version control package for your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure Gulp and Bower globally for use in your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure packages locally for use in your projects
identify the differences between dependencies and devDependencies and how to create them
install and configure the Brackets text editor
create a Hello World Gulpfile.js to demonstrate working with Gulp tasks
describe the purpose of the JSHint and JSCS plugins for performing code analysis against JavaScript
install and configure the Gulp JSHint and JSCS plugins for JavaScript linting and code style checking
create code for JSHint and JSCS tasks in Gulp
install and use the Gulp concat plugin to concatenate multiple files into one
install individual Gulp plugins as well as use lazy loading to load all Gulp plugins
install and use the Gulp uglify plugin to perform minification of your JavaScript code
create and work with a reusable configuration file in Gulp
install and use the Gulp SASS plugin to compile your CSS code
install and work with the Gulp autoprefixer plugin to add vendor prefixes in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csslint plugin to locate problems in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp uncss plugin to perform optimization of your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csso plugin to remove all unnecessary characters from your CSS code
work with the on error method in Gulp to perform error handling in your CSS code
install and work with the gulp-plumber tool to perform error handling in your CSS code
identify the Gulp APIs and the main plugins used for working with JavaScript and CSS code

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a01_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

start the course
describe what Gulp is and the benefits of using it in your development workflow
describe the purpose of a build pipeline and Gulp streams
identify the four Gulp APIs and describe the purpose of each
install the appropriate package installer for Windows or Mac computers
install and configure the Node.js node package manager (npm) for use in your projects
install and configure the Git version control package for your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure Gulp and Bower globally for use in your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure packages locally for use in your projects
identify the differences between dependencies and devDependencies and how to create them
install and configure the Brackets text editor
create a Hello World Gulpfile.js to demonstrate working with Gulp tasks
describe the purpose of the JSHint and JSCS plugins for performing code analysis against JavaScript
install and configure the Gulp JSHint and JSCS plugins for JavaScript linting and code style checking
create code for JSHint and JSCS tasks in Gulp
install and use the Gulp concat plugin to concatenate multiple files into one
install individual Gulp plugins as well as use lazy loading to load all Gulp plugins
install and use the Gulp uglify plugin to perform minification of your JavaScript code
create and work with a reusable configuration file in Gulp
install and use the Gulp SASS plugin to compile your CSS code
install and work with the Gulp autoprefixer plugin to add vendor prefixes in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csslint plugin to locate problems in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp uncss plugin to perform optimization of your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csso plugin to remove all unnecessary characters from your CSS code
work with the on error method in Gulp to perform error handling in your CSS code
install and work with the gulp-plumber tool to perform error handling in your CSS code
identify the Gulp APIs and the main plugins used for working with JavaScript and CSS code

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a01_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

start the course
describe what Gulp is and the benefits of using it in your development workflow
describe the purpose of a build pipeline and Gulp streams
identify the four Gulp APIs and describe the purpose of each
install the appropriate package installer for Windows or Mac computers
install and configure the Node.js node package manager (npm) for use in your projects
install and configure the Git version control package for your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure Gulp and Bower globally for use in your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure packages locally for use in your projects
identify the differences between dependencies and devDependencies and how to create them
install and configure the Brackets text editor
create a Hello World Gulpfile.js to demonstrate working with Gulp tasks
describe the purpose of the JSHint and JSCS plugins for performing code analysis against JavaScript
install and configure the Gulp JSHint and JSCS plugins for JavaScript linting and code style checking
create code for JSHint and JSCS tasks in Gulp
install and use the Gulp concat plugin to concatenate multiple files into one
install individual Gulp plugins as well as use lazy loading to load all Gulp plugins
install and use the Gulp uglify plugin to perform minification of your JavaScript code
create and work with a reusable configuration file in Gulp
install and use the Gulp SASS plugin to compile your CSS code
install and work with the Gulp autoprefixer plugin to add vendor prefixes in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csslint plugin to locate problems in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp uncss plugin to perform optimization of your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csso plugin to remove all unnecessary characters from your CSS code
work with the on error method in Gulp to perform error handling in your CSS code
install and work with the gulp-plumber tool to perform error handling in your CSS code
identify the Gulp APIs and the main plugins used for working with JavaScript and CSS code

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a01_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Introducing Gulp.js to Web Development

start the course
describe what Gulp is and the benefits of using it in your development workflow
describe the purpose of a build pipeline and Gulp streams
identify the four Gulp APIs and describe the purpose of each
install the appropriate package installer for Windows or Mac computers
install and configure the Node.js node package manager (npm) for use in your projects
install and configure the Git version control package for your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure Gulp and Bower globally for use in your projects
use the npm package manager to install and configure packages locally for use in your projects
identify the differences between dependencies and devDependencies and how to create them
install and configure the Brackets text editor
create a Hello World Gulpfile.js to demonstrate working with Gulp tasks
describe the purpose of the JSHint and JSCS plugins for performing code analysis against JavaScript
install and configure the Gulp JSHint and JSCS plugins for JavaScript linting and code style checking
create code for JSHint and JSCS tasks in Gulp
install and use the Gulp concat plugin to concatenate multiple files into one
install individual Gulp plugins as well as use lazy loading to load all Gulp plugins
install and use the Gulp uglify plugin to perform minification of your JavaScript code
create and work with a reusable configuration file in Gulp
install and use the Gulp SASS plugin to compile your CSS code
install and work with the Gulp autoprefixer plugin to add vendor prefixes in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csslint plugin to locate problems in your CSS code
install and use the Gulp uncss plugin to perform optimization of your CSS code
install and use the Gulp csso plugin to remove all unnecessary characters from your CSS code
work with the on error method in Gulp to perform error handling in your CSS code
install and work with the gulp-plumber tool to perform error handling in your CSS code
identify the Gulp APIs and the main plugins used for working with JavaScript and CSS code

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

start the course
use the npm package manager to install wiredep and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with wiredep to write your dependencies into your HTML
install and use the Gulp inject plugin to write custom dependencies into your HTML
use wiredep and inject to remove scripts and styles from your HTML code
work with wiredep to automatically add Bower files on install
install and use the Gulp htmlhint plugin to validate your HTML code
install and use the Gulp htmlmin plugin to minify your HTML code
use the npm package manager to install gulp-nodemon and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with nodemon to monitor changes and handle events when working with your code
use nodemon to run Gulp tasks when the node server starts and restarts as a result of code changes
describe browser synchronization and the purpose for using it when working with your development code
use the npm package manager to install browser-sync and how to configure it for use in your program
work with the browser-sync module and configure its options
use browser-sync to synchronize multiple browsers
use the npm package manager to install the gulp-task-listing package and create a listing of the tasks in your project
create a build folder and a Gulp task to copy the fonts to the dist/build folder
install the gulp-imagemin package to compress images and create a Gulp task to copy the compressed images to the dist/build folder
create tasks to clean the subfolders of the dist/build folder
use the npm package manager to install mocha and chai and describe how gulp can use them to perform unit testing on your code
work with mocha to run unit tests using the command line test runner
work with the mocha to run unit tests inside the browser
use istanbul with mocha to test code coverage in your projects
use the request package to perform server integration testing
identify what is needed to prepare your HTML code, build and run tasks, create the build folder and perform testing on your projects

Overview/Description
Preparing your web files for deployment is an important step in creating a well-functioning web site. In this course, you will learn how to use Gulp.js to clean, validate, and minify your HTML code. In addition, this course covers how to run tasks when the server starts and restarts, how to use browser synchronization, how to compress images, and how to prepare the build folder for your project's deployment. Finally, you will learn how to use Gulp.js to perform unit and integration testing and code coverage testing of your web project.

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

start the course
use the npm package manager to install wiredep and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with wiredep to write your dependencies into your HTML
install and use the Gulp inject plugin to write custom dependencies into your HTML
use wiredep and inject to remove scripts and styles from your HTML code
work with wiredep to automatically add Bower files on install
install and use the Gulp htmlhint plugin to validate your HTML code
install and use the Gulp htmlmin plugin to minify your HTML code
use the npm package manager to install gulp-nodemon and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with nodemon to monitor changes and handle events when working with your code
use nodemon to run Gulp tasks when the node server starts and restarts as a result of code changes
describe browser synchronization and the purpose for using it when working with your development code
use the npm package manager to install browser-sync and how to configure it for use in your program
work with the browser-sync module and configure its options
use browser-sync to synchronize multiple browsers
use the npm package manager to install the gulp-task-listing package and create a listing of the tasks in your project
create a build folder and a Gulp task to copy the fonts to the dist/build folder
install the gulp-imagemin package to compress images and create a Gulp task to copy the compressed images to the dist/build folder
create tasks to clean the subfolders of the dist/build folder
use the npm package manager to install mocha and chai and describe how gulp can use them to perform unit testing on your code
work with mocha to run unit tests using the command line test runner
work with the mocha to run unit tests inside the browser
use istanbul with mocha to test code coverage in your projects
use the request package to perform server integration testing
identify what is needed to prepare your HTML code, build and run tasks, create the build folder and perform testing on your projects

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

start the course
use the npm package manager to install wiredep and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with wiredep to write your dependencies into your HTML
install and use the Gulp inject plugin to write custom dependencies into your HTML
use wiredep and inject to remove scripts and styles from your HTML code
work with wiredep to automatically add Bower files on install
install and use the Gulp htmlhint plugin to validate your HTML code
install and use the Gulp htmlmin plugin to minify your HTML code
use the npm package manager to install gulp-nodemon and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with nodemon to monitor changes and handle events when working with your code
use nodemon to run Gulp tasks when the node server starts and restarts as a result of code changes
describe browser synchronization and the purpose for using it when working with your development code
use the npm package manager to install browser-sync and how to configure it for use in your program
work with the browser-sync module and configure its options
use browser-sync to synchronize multiple browsers
use the npm package manager to install the gulp-task-listing package and create a listing of the tasks in your project
create a build folder and a Gulp task to copy the fonts to the dist/build folder
install the gulp-imagemin package to compress images and create a Gulp task to copy the compressed images to the dist/build folder
create tasks to clean the subfolders of the dist/build folder
use the npm package manager to install mocha and chai and describe how gulp can use them to perform unit testing on your code
work with mocha to run unit tests using the command line test runner
work with the mocha to run unit tests inside the browser
use istanbul with mocha to test code coverage in your projects
use the request package to perform server integration testing
identify what is needed to prepare your HTML code, build and run tasks, create the build folder and perform testing on your projects

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

start the course
use the npm package manager to install wiredep and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with wiredep to write your dependencies into your HTML
install and use the Gulp inject plugin to write custom dependencies into your HTML
use wiredep and inject to remove scripts and styles from your HTML code
work with wiredep to automatically add Bower files on install
install and use the Gulp htmlhint plugin to validate your HTML code
install and use the Gulp htmlmin plugin to minify your HTML code
use the npm package manager to install gulp-nodemon and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with nodemon to monitor changes and handle events when working with your code
use nodemon to run Gulp tasks when the node server starts and restarts as a result of code changes
describe browser synchronization and the purpose for using it when working with your development code
use the npm package manager to install browser-sync and how to configure it for use in your program
work with the browser-sync module and configure its options
use browser-sync to synchronize multiple browsers
use the npm package manager to install the gulp-task-listing package and create a listing of the tasks in your project
create a build folder and a Gulp task to copy the fonts to the dist/build folder
install the gulp-imagemin package to compress images and create a Gulp task to copy the compressed images to the dist/build folder
create tasks to clean the subfolders of the dist/build folder
use the npm package manager to install mocha and chai and describe how gulp can use them to perform unit testing on your code
work with mocha to run unit tests using the command line test runner
work with the mocha to run unit tests inside the browser
use istanbul with mocha to test code coverage in your projects
use the request package to perform server integration testing
identify what is needed to prepare your HTML code, build and run tasks, create the build folder and perform testing on your projects

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

Course Number:
wd_gulp_a02_it_enus

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Web Building and Testing with Gulp.js

start the course
use the npm package manager to install wiredep and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with wiredep to write your dependencies into your HTML
install and use the Gulp inject plugin to write custom dependencies into your HTML
use wiredep and inject to remove scripts and styles from your HTML code
work with wiredep to automatically add Bower files on install
install and use the Gulp htmlhint plugin to validate your HTML code
install and use the Gulp htmlmin plugin to minify your HTML code
use the npm package manager to install gulp-nodemon and describe the purpose for using this package in your programs
work with nodemon to monitor changes and handle events when working with your code
use nodemon to run Gulp tasks when the node server starts and restarts as a result of code changes
describe browser synchronization and the purpose for using it when working with your development code
use the npm package manager to install browser-sync and how to configure it for use in your program
work with the browser-sync module and configure its options
use browser-sync to synchronize multiple browsers
use the npm package manager to install the gulp-task-listing package and create a listing of the tasks in your project
create a build folder and a Gulp task to copy the fonts to the dist/build folder
install the gulp-imagemin package to compress images and create a Gulp task to copy the compressed images to the dist/build folder
create tasks to clean the subfolders of the dist/build folder
use the npm package manager to install mocha and chai and describe how gulp can use them to perform unit testing on your code
work with mocha to run unit tests using the command line test runner
work with the mocha to run unit tests inside the browser
use istanbul with mocha to test code coverage in your projects
use the request package to perform server integration testing
identify what is needed to prepare your HTML code, build and run tasks, create the build folder and perform testing on your projects