Or that their only experience of JavaScript has been riddled with problems due to browser incompatibility problems. There've been times I've cursed JS for these. Granted, the problem is the browsers' implementations, but it's still enough to make you say 'Javascript is evil' IMHO.
Good conversation anyway -- and I agree, just rename it from jQuery to something else and use it. The people against it are unlikely to have any solid basis for the dislike. Rob. > There was a "web developer" that my client hired to do some graphic design stuff really, and she tried to convince them that "javaScript was evil". I think folks who do that sort of thing are just afraid of something they don't understand. Or they think it's too hard, so they try to convince all their client's that it's inherently bad. Jeepers... *sigh* Chris Klaus Hartl wrote: > Benjamin Sterling schrieb: >> I was actually going to do Mamut's idea or a version of it. Since they >> don't know what jquery is, I think I can get away with it. I would >> probably take things out that I wont be using, but I will cross that >> bridge when I get there. > > At least you're allowed to use JavaScript. On one of my governmental > projects we weren't, because "it is evil". You know why, accesibility > and all that, never heard of Progressive Enhancement... > > > > -- Klaus > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > -- http: //www.cjordan.us _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ < ---------- Original Message ---------- FROM: Christopher Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TO: "jQuery Discussion." <discuss@jquery.com> DATE: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:44:13 -0500 SUBJECT: Re: [jQuery] the pitfalls of jquery There was a "web developer" that my client hired to do some graphic design stuff really, and she tried to convince them that "javaScript was evil". I think folks who do that sort of thing are just afraid of something they don't understand. Or they think it's too hard, so they try to convince all their client's that it's inherently bad. Jeepers... *sigh* Chris Klaus Hartl wrote: > Benjamin Sterling schrieb: >> I was actually going to do Mamut's idea or a version of it. Since they >> don't know what jquery is, I think I can get away with it. I would >> probably take things out that I wont be using, but I will cross that >> bridge when I get there. > > At least you're allowed to use JavaScript. On one of my governmental > projects we weren't, because "it is evil". You know why, accesibility > and all that, never heard of Progressive Enhancement... > > > > -- Klaus > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > -- http: //www.cjordan.us _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
