Prototype looks more like Ruby, but I like jQuery better. On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 for jQuery. > > It's tough to get people to switch, so I think you should have a > choice. Ship with both perhaps. > > But I think the syntax and philosophy of jQuery is more similar to > Ruby than Protoype is similar to Ruby. I think it would be easier for > new people to pick up jQuery than Prototype, but both are very easy to > get started with. > > Karl > > On May 24, 8:54 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. > > 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]<rubyonrails-core%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > 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]<rubyonrails-core%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en. > > -- Amos King http://dirtyInformation.com http://github.com/Adkron -- Looking for something to do? Visit http://ImThere.com -- 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.
