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Chai vs SinonJS: What are the differences?

Chai: A BDD / TDD assertion library. It is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. It has several interfaces that allow the developer to choose the most comfortable. The chain-capable BDD styles provide an expressive language & readable style, while the TDD assert style provides a more classical feel; SinonJS: Standalone test spies, stubs and mocks for JavaScript. It is a really helpful library when you want to unit test your code. It supports spies, stubs, and mocks. The library has cross browser support and also can run on the server using Node.js.

Chai and SinonJS can be primarily classified as "Javascript Testing Framework" tools.

Chai and SinonJS are both open source tools. SinonJS with 7.25K GitHub stars and 714 forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Chai with 6.39K GitHub stars and 575 GitHub forks.

OSInet, Toucan Toco, and SoulCycle are some of the popular companies that use SinonJS, whereas Chai is used by BeatSense, Brainhub, and Clovis. SinonJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 12 company stacks & 6 developers stacks; compared to Chai, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 8 developer stacks.

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What is Chai?

It is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. It has several interfaces that allow the developer to choose the most comfortable. The chain-capable BDD styles provide an expressive language & readable style, while the TDD assert style provides a more classical feel.

What is SinonJS?

It is a really helpful library when you want to unit test your code. It supports spies, stubs, and mocks. The library has cross browser support and also can run on the server using Node.js.

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Matcha

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Jest

Jest provides you with multiple layers on top of Jasmine.

Git

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

GitHub

GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.

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