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JavaScript Developer Toolkit

The world has changed as it must. JavaScript developers are no longer considered the outcasts of developer community, but a boutique club gaining followers like no one else. However with its popularity and chic, comes the complexity and burden of maintenance. A JavaScript developer can no longer write one's code in a text editor and rely on ad-hock solutions copy pasted from various forums, but surround oneself with professional tools specifically designed and customized for the language. In this article, I'll present  must have  tools, which will assist any JavaScript developer in the crafting of awesomeness. Environment Your OS is largely dependent upon our habits or company's policy, however for server side developers, I would strongly suggest migrating towards Unix base OS like OS X or Linux of some sort - my preference is Ubuntu. The reason behind the choice is the enviroment on which your node.js application runs on, which is Unix machine. The sooner you work on the c