Installing and Using Grunt Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
In this course, you will learn how to install and configure Grunt and its prerequisites on multiple platforms. You'll also learn to use Grunt minimize JavaScript and CSS web assets.
Target Audience
Web developers looking to improve workflows and productivity by optimizing and automating development processes
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
2.1
Lesson Objectives Installing and Using Grunt
start the course
identify the functions and capabilities of Grunt
install and update the software required by Grunt
use Node.js facilities to install Grunt and supporting modules
install Grunt using the npm Node package manager
add Grunt to your project
use Grunt to specify files in your project
use modern JavaScript frameworks and practices with Grunt
use additional modern JavaScript frameworks and practices with Grunt
use Grunt to employ templates in your JavaScript project
use JSHint to enforce quality standards on your JavaScript files
use Modernizr to optimize your pages for various browser capabilities
use Uglify to minify and obfuscate your JavaScript files
use grunt-jsdoc to generate documentation from JSDoc annotations in your JavaScript files
use Grunt with a simple HTML/CSS/JS application
use Bower to manage web development libraries
use RECESS to enforce standards on your CSS files
use autoprefixer to handle vendor-specific CSS prefixes
use CleanCSS and UnCSS to reduce the asset size of your CSS files
use Grunt to package your app for production use and update version numbers
install Grunt and use it to reduce the size of JS and CSS assets
Course Number: wd_atwg_a01_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate