Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Getting Started -- Introducing Grunt -- Plugins and Gruntfile.js -- Dissecting the Gruntfile.js configuration file -- Constants and functions -- Configuration -- User-defined tasks -- Introducing Git -- Using Git -- Installing Git -- Installing Git on Windows -- Installing Git on Mac OS X -- Installing Git on Linux -- Git basics -- Introducing GitHub -- Using GitHub -- Installing GitHub -- Introducing npm -- Why use npm? -- Installing npm -- Installing npm on Windows -- Installing npm on Mac OS X and Linux -- Using npm -- Introducing Bower -- Using Bower -- Installing Bower -- Bower basics -- Installing Grunt -- Installation steps -- Troubleshooting -- Grunt: command not found -- Fatal error: Unable to find local grunt -- Deploying a Hello World page -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Developing a Blog with Jade and Sass -- A brief summary of Jade -- A brief summary of Sass -- What is Sass? -- Concatenation and minification -- Building the blog -- Installing the required Grunt plugins -- Configuring grunt-contrib-watch -- Developing the blog -- Implementing the custom build Grunt task -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Making an Employee Management System -- A brief summary of CoffeeScript -- Building the employee management system -- Installing the required Grunt plugins -- Configuring grunt-contrib-watch -- Developing the employee management system -- Implementing the custom build Grunt task -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Final Project - Simple Bulletin Board System -- Installing the required Grunt plugins -- Configuring grunt-contrib-watch -- Developing a simple Bulletin Board System (BBS) -- Writing Mocha tests using Zombie and Assert -- Implementing the custom test Grunt task -- Implementing the custom build Grunt task -- Summary.

Chapter 5: Best Practices for Modern Web Applications -- The importance of search engine optimization -- Item 1 - using keywords effectively -- Item 2 - header tags are powerful -- Item 3 - make sure to have alternative attributes for images -- Item 4 - enforcing clean URLs -- Item 5 - backlink whenever safe and possible -- Item 6 - handling HTTP status codes properly -- Item 7 - making use of your robots.txt and site map files -- Using Grunt to reinforce SEO practices -- Form validation in the modern web world -- Item 8 - using client-side validation over error pages -- Item 9 - differentiating required and optional information -- Item 10 - avoiding confusing fields -- Item 11 - using confirmation fields for pertinent data -- Item 12 - using custom inputs for complex data types -- Item 13 - preventing autovalidation with CAPTCHAs -- Item 14 - reinforcing data integrity with server-side validation -- Using Grunt to automate form testing -- Designing interfaces for the mobile generation -- Item 15 - designing preemptively with mobile in mind -- Item 16 - lazy load content using JavaScript -- Item 17 - defer parsing of JavaScript -- Using Grunt to reduce page load time -- Summary -- Index.