It's interesting that they are not using AJAX.NET or Silverlight:)
On Mar 23, 6:14 am, nwhite <[email protected]> wrote: > Finally, a big player using mootools. However, probably still not that > > > widely as necessary to compete with other frameworks.. yet. > > I think there is a general misconception with the popularity of frameworks > and they way they compete. All frameworks will allow you to accomplish any > task. None of them replace the need of being skilled in javascript. Mootools > is not the easiest framework to pickup because of the required understanding > of programming paradigms to really leverage its full power. Since the level > of entry is a bit higher for Mootools over other frameworks I don't believe > Mootools will every be as popular as others that aim more at designers then > programmers. While Mootools is great for enhancing pages its true power > shines in larger projects because of the promotion of code reuse. > > Where this particular link is significant is not that a big player is using > it but that Microsoft is. Microsoft publicly endorsed and supports JQuery in > some of its products. This link is on a product page for Expressions > promoting Silverlight. The significance is the use of Mootools even when > promoting their own web technologies. Not that I look at Microsoft for > innovation or inspiration ;-) > > I think this is an exciting time to be using mootools. The future is bright.
