Hi JornjQuer,
As a newbie, my impression is that overall it's a _lot_ simpler and sleeker
than say prototype. And I love the compactness of the language. However,
there are a few aspects that will throw off new folks -- particularly graphic
designers who don't have a programming background -- that they encounter right
from the beginning. If more advanced features, which few people will use until
they've been working in jquery for a while, seem a bit arcane, that's OK. But
to do almost anything, you run into code that looks like this:
1 $(document).ready(function(){
2 $("a#shownote").click(function(){
3 $('#note').fadeIn("slow");
4 });
The first time I saw line 1, I had no clue what it was doing. If all it's
doing is running some jquery before the page is loaded, there's _got_ to be a
more intuitive, succinct way to say it.
Ditto for line 2's click(function(). If I know CSS, I can guess what
a#shownote does. I can guess what click does. But function() { is just too
frikin' weird for a newbie designer who's not been a programmer.
Readability for people who are relatively new is particularly poured in for the
world of JavaScript. Lots of people add a little JavaScript to a page and
then don't do much more coding for another couple of months.
The easier it is for new folks to get started with jquery, the closer we are to
JWD (Jquery World Domination).
Thanks,
Anders Schneiderman
Service Employees International Union
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jörn Zaefferer
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:32 PM
> To: jQuery Discussion.
> Subject: [jQuery] jQuery API discussion
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'd like to discuss the jQuery API in general and the current
> event API in detail:
>
> For all newcomers: I'd like to hear about your first
> impression of the jQuery API! This is invaluable for all
> those geeks who spent way too much time with jQuery.
>
> Regards
> JörnjQuer
>
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