[Javascript] JavaScript/PHP/HTML parsing engines

[David Lovering]

MessageThat's the method I have been using -- and even then it requires a great deal of insight to know just where to insert the echo, alert, whatever -- and the parameter(s) to track.  No, I'm looking for something like the production 'C/C++' code debug utilities, which do variable-tracking, single-stepping, "real" line number flagging, concordences, variable modification path analysis, etc. etc.  People are basing their business structures on the quality of our code -- it makes sense that we elevate our quality control beyond the mom-and-pop screendoor and JavaScript-coding methods of yore.  Some packages (like PHPEd) apparently do fairly good work on the PHP side, but ignore the nuances of JavaScript, HTML, etc.  I don't want much, I just want everything!

-- Dave Lovering
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Craig Gardner 
  To: [JavaScript List] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:03 PM
  Subject: RE: [Javascript] JavaScript/PHP/HTML parsing engines


  how about good old debugging messages?  put alerts, echos, or just words every once in a while in your code so that you can track where it breaks...
    -----Original Message-----
    From: David Lovering [mailto:dlovering at gazos.com] 
    Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:52 AM
    To: javascript at LaTech.edu
    Subject: [Javascript] JavaScript/PHP/HTML parsing engines


    A lot of the "bugs" and confusion I've seen in the last few weeks/months could have (in theory) been ameliorated somewhat by a good code-checking routine -- either as an on-line service, or as a downloadable utility.  I for example use a hodge-podge of JavaScript, PHP, and HTML code which would probably send most simple code-checkers screaming out the door.  IE and Netscape/Mozilla are kind enough to let you know when your code is completely whacked, but their notion of line-numbers and originating module names are pretty hilarious -- plus they don't do concordences, and they always crash at the first fatal error -- rather tedious when you have 1,417 of them.

    Has anyone seen and/or found something that would help us feebs get a grip on our code before harassing the bulletin board with our diverse lack of insight?

    -- Dave Lovering


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