I suppose once 3.0 is released and it's just as easy to use jQuery with Rails as Prototype, it should be easy to determine which one people are using more often and then make that the default for 3.1. I'm also pretty convinced jQuery will come out far ahead.
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 18:27, Ryan Bigg <[email protected]> wrote: > Death to prototype! Long live jQuery! > > Ryan Bigg / Radar > > On 25/05/2010, at 6:17, Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Em 24-05-2010 16:00, Jeff escreveu: >>> >>> On May 24, 10:54 am, Daniel Schierbeck<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> Mine too. >>> >>> >>>> 2. jQuery has a vast community of its own, and a multitude of >>>> plugins. >>>> 2. Yehuda Katz. >>>> >>>> >>> I agree, and think that Rails 3 is a good opportunity to offer new >>> default values for a lot of things, including the default javascript >>> library. >>> >>> Jeff >>> >> >> It probably makes any difference, but +1 anyway... >> >> Rodrigo >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
