On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 04:14:26AM -0700, Karel Minarik wrote: > > (...) Prototype should strive to be as good as jQuery > > in terms of convenience for non-programmers. > > Could you elaborate on *why* Prototype should strive for that? > (Is the prime (sole?) reason the "popularity" of jQuery?)
Popularity means ecosystem, and ecosystem means reusable chunks of code you don't have to write at all. If it's easy for your HTML/CSS developers to 1) find plugins, 2) integrate plugins, and 3) design DOM structures suited to scripting, everything is easier. In fact, anything that makes it easier for non-programmers, particularly HTML/CSS developers, to accomplish things and work smoothly with programmers is worthwhile. If you and your HTML/CSS developers can spend less time stepping on each other's toes, you win. If your HTML/CSS developers can accomplish more at a lower cost (since they are almost always cheaper than a programmer), you win. If your HTML/CSS developers have to hand off all client-side scripting to you then you spend your (more) valuable time setting up scripting-friendly DOM and writing simple stuff. It might be only a couple of lines with proto/scripty, but it still takes time and effort that could be at a lower billing rate, not to mention the usual costs of communication. > Karel --Greg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" 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/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
