On Feb 24, 2:15 pm, Mike Hostetler <mike.hostet...@gmail.com> wrote: > If the > jQuery team adopted a few choice plugins, like a debugging plugin, a data > layer plugin, and by putting the widget code into the core, allowed these > plugins to be extended, I think a very powerful foundation would be provided > to developers.
I've often said that plugins are vital to jQuery's success, but also it's weakest link. IMO, there must be: 1. A roadmap for plugins. Someone needs to sit down and design a strategy for breaking up functionality into reusable parts, and make a list of what plugins are needed 2. A specific list of requirements, documentation standards, and development style needs to be decided on 3. A core list of "official" plugins needs to be created and maintained by developers, and integrated into the test suites. The concept of a "jQuery Enterprise" suite could just be a collection of official plugins that do most of what a developer may need in a single package. Similar in concept to "My Eclipse" which offers a package of Eclipse plugins based on your development environment and goals. > 3. Lastly, I'm involved with collecting and writing down the latest > information and practices of building jQuery plugins Is this a public effort? Because I have struggled so much with the quality of existing plugins and their lack of extensibility (IMO, of course), I've been trying to advocate a plugin structure in projects that I've worked on. If you're looking for any new thoughts on the issue, I'd like to participate. Matt Kruse --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to jquery-dev@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jquery-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
