Terry,
I recommend (and I think many folks around would as well) reading JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by Flanagan This would be a huge step for you towards professional OO Javascript... Terry Riegel wrote: > > Matt, Ryan, > > I just read Matt's post and linked article (3 times). I am afraid I > don't get it. Not because I think it is a bad idea but I lack the > understanding and background to appreciate what you are doing or > suggesting. > > If you had to sum up in three of four sentences the Ajax service what > would you say. > > I am trying to get my head around Javascript. Been reading a lot but > find the information to fall into two camps. > > 1. The cut and paste camp - They provide a cookbook with step by step > instructions. > 2. The object oriented camp - This camp has a very advanced audience. > > I find myself wanting to be in the company of camp #2, and out of > camp #1. Kind of like Junior High. That awkward stage where you don't > really know what to do so you just do stupid, obnoxious things. > > What would you guys recommend for me as I try to advance my > javascript skills? > > Thanks, > > Terry Riegel > > p.s. Ryan, how can I learn more about webwidgetry and mashupstudio? > > > > > On Jul 12, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Ryan Gahl wrote: > >> Hey Matt, just read the post. Good stuff man. It looks like you're >> making some of the same natural progressions towards a complete RIA/ >> widget framework that we made while creating WebWidgetry and >> MashupStudio. You're definitely doing cool stuff!! >> >> The next steps are adding support for multiple transport types >> (script insertion, iframe, etc..), garbage collection services >> (becomes important for long running single page apps in order to >> not have degraded performance as elements and event handlers >> continue to come in and out of existence), binding to data feeds >> and web services, etc... >> >> BTW - thanks for the link to my blog on your custom events post :-) >> >> If you ever want to chat off-list about this stuff, I would love to >> talk widgets with you, share implementation ideas, demo our tech, >> etc... just send me a gmail chat or an email. >> >> On 7/12/07, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Greetings, >> >> >> In building RIA's i've run into quite a few pitfalls myself, >> and as everyone says this technology is so new that no one really >> knows "best practices" yet, but I think i may have developed something >> worth noting. I have certainly experienced a benefit from the >> architecture of an "Ajax Service" I've written a complete article >> about it including example code. As this idea is so new I havn't had >> much time to really kick the tires so I'm really looking forward to >> what this community thinks about the idea. >> >> http://positionabsolute.net/blog/2007/07/javascript-service.php >> >> Cheers, >> Matt >> >> >> http://www.nthpenguin.com >> -- >> Architect >> WebWidgetry.com / MashupStudio.com >> Future Home of the World's First Complete Web Platform >> -- >> Inquire: 1-262-951-6727 >> Blog: http://www.someElement.com >> > > > > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Ajax-Service-tf4069460.html#a11598184 Sent from the RubyOnRails Spinoffs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" 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-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
