On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Mislav Marohnić <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 14:46, Erwan Barrier <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> * Yehuda suggested that we have a javascript file for each framework >> (prototype.rails.js, jquery.rails.js, etc...) which implement the >> helpers. Rails js helpers would generate js code, implemented by >> prototype.rails.js or another depending on the choosen framework. > > > So Rails would generate the same set of JavaScript code which would use > some kind of an API abstracting away jQuery and Prototype? > If that's the case... I assume the purpose of these helpers is that we'd rather be writing Ruby than Javascript. If that's geneally true, I would think the API would be easier to build and maintain in Ruby than Javascript -- and it would probably mean the code that ultimately gets sent to the client is smaller, lighter, and cleaner. The only advantage I see of building it in Javascript is to also decouple it from Ruby -- to make a One True Javascript API, which any server-side framework, in any language, can generate code for. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" 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/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
