Interesting, Cédric. Very strong endorsement. Are you coding in plain javascript or using Coffescrit/Dart/something else?
What is the server side you are developing against? Java/node.js/? On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:33 AM, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> And it has come to that - forced into JS development ! Shame ! :-p >> >> But I've got to admit jquery allows you to pull off tricks that would be >> very difficult server side. so there's no escaping it any more. ;-) > > > Actually, the recent crop of binding frameworks (e.g. EmberJS initially and > more recently, AngularJS) has been dramatically shrinking the amount of > jQuery I use these days to the point that it's almost a code smell when I > see one. jQuery is still very useful but be aware that you should only ever > do graphical stuff with it (e.g. animations) and never use it to query > values (e.g. calling .val() on a DOM element). > > One of the many great things about AngularJS is the very clear line it draws > in your conceptual model: any jQuery directive in your controller code is > wrong and should be moved out. jQuery was a great advancement in making > Javascript and single page applications more tractable, but I feel that > Javascript development has reached a brand new level of maturity with > AngularJS. If anything, you should spend more time learning this than jQuery > (which is pretty trivial in itself). > > -- > Cédric > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
