2009/2/25 Lox <[email protected]>: > > >> Is there some particular development you are waiting for? > > What does more modern means? Well Peppy or Sizzle means that to me.... > > Also I'll be happy to have it optimized in size and speed. > (Scriptaculous is much more concerned by the size matter: the number > of Ko to load to have a sliding effect is impressing! ) > Some other things missed me in my last javascript project but sorry I > can't remember exactly what (shame on me) but I promise to post them > here next time I notice them. > > Opensource communities need something to eat quite often! And I, as > others, are getting more and more hungry! > See how Ubuntu is successful with their 6 months release cycle! Jquery > has more updates and so a growing community... > > Concerning the well know smashingmagazine I consider a shame no being > listed in the 50 Useful JavaScript Tools whereas Jquery UI is... > > Anyway I love how prototype is, and how it works. Using it is so > logical to me that I don't have to look a the doc very often. Great > works devs! > > Regards > > (excuse my poor english) > > >
As I see things, prototype.js is a background toolkit. Unless there are more inconsistencies found amongst the browsers or there are some radically new ways of processing CSS, getting hold of elements, processing arrays/hashes, etc., then prototype is becoming the mature and stable platform for standardised/cross platform javascript development. Scripty (for example), which uses prototype is always going to expand as new effects or user orientated functionality becomes available. I think of prototype as a runtime library. You need it to be small, efficient and stable. This is so I, as a developer, can take it, use it in knowledge that if it works today, it will work tomorrow. Upgrading the lowest level libraries in a project nearly always breaks SOMETHING (not always major, but ...) Maybe one reason for JQuery and others like it having such a frequent release schedule is simply because they are not mature and stable enough. Yet. Keeping backend and frontend functionality separate is a great way to go. If prototype started handling user interaction (rather than just DOM/AJAX interaction), then it would bloat VERY quickly. Richard. -- ----- Richard Quadling Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
