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1[QUnit](http://docs.jquery.com/QUnit) - A JavaScript Unit Testing framework.
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4QUnit is a powerful, easy-to-use, JavaScript test suite. It's used by the jQuery
5project to test its code and plugins but is capable of testing any generic
6JavaScript code (and even capable of testing JavaScript code on the server-side).
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8QUnit is especially useful for regression testing: Whenever a bug is reported,
9write a test that asserts the existence of that particular bug. Then fix it and
10commit both. Every time you work on the code again, run the tests. If the bug
11comes up again - a regression - you'll spot it immediately and know how to fix
12it, because you know what code you just changed.
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14Having good unit test coverage makes safe refactoring easy and cheap. You can
15run the tests after each small refactoring step and always know what change
16broke something.
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18QUnit is similar to other unit testing frameworks like JUnit, but makes use of
19the features JavaScript provides and helps with testing code in the browser, eg.
20with it's stop/start facilities for testing asynchronous code.
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22If you are interested in helping developing QUnit, you are in the right place.
23For related discussions, visit the
24[QUnit and Testing forum](http://forum.jquery.com/qunit-and-testing).
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26Planning for a qunitjs.com site and other testing tools related work now happens
27on the [jQuery Testing Team planning wiki](http://jquerytesting.pbworks.com/w/page/41556026/FrontPage).
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