Hi there, sorry to bring this topic up yet again, but I feel that some time has passed, and that the landscape has changed.
Currently, Prototype is the default option in Rails. While switching to jQuery is pretty easy, it's not as easy as not having to switch at all, and this being Rails and all, our expectations in the area of rock-solid defaults are high. I'd like to bring up some arguments in favor of switching the default to jQuery. 1. It is my feeling that the vast majority of the Rails community use jQuery exclusively. 2. jQuery has a vast community of its own, and a multitude of plugins. 2. Yehuda Katz. In all honesty, it's probably the first argument that carries the most weight: if the vast majority of developers use jQuery, Rails should embrace it as the new default, seeing as it's the *preferred* one now. Now, I may be wrong about the number of jQuery vs. Prototype users, but I'd be surprised if I was. I hope I'll get at least a few responses. I can entirely understand if you've got personal reasons to prefer Prototype and all, its long history side by side with Rails and all, but Rails 3.1 may be a good time reflect on whether it's still the best choice. Best regards, Daniel Schierbeck -- 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.
