[Proto-Scripty] Re: Future of Prototype.js

2011-09-26 Thread P.J.
This! I second this! I can imagine a stripped down version of Prototype that has none of the DOM manipulation so it can coexist with all other libraries and avoid dulicated features, and instead provide more of those essentials like Enumerable and Class. I've always seen Prototype JS as the

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Prototype's evolution

2011-07-14 Thread P.J.
Prototype is still heavily used at The New York Times. And even though we've begun incorporating jQuery into more of our projects I don't see Prototype going away any time soon. On Jul 13, 10:36 am, Cantrelle Vincent vcantre...@gmail.com wrote: Dear all, This is just a simple question related

[Proto-Scripty] Re: future of script.aculo.us

2011-03-19 Thread P.J.
I agree with T.J. We shouldn't be simply teaching just how to use a certain tool but when to use them. And then learning JavaScript as a language rather than merely being exposed to it via libraries is beneficial because then your students will understand what the libraries are doing. I think this

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Prototype and jQuery

2011-03-19 Thread P.J.
When using $.noConflict(); you need to load Prototype before loading jQuery. The script tag for Prototype literally needs to be above the script tag for jQuery. When using noConflict I find the most useful way of separating the two libraries logically is to assign jQuery a new name. For

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Prototype and jQuery

2011-03-19 Thread P.J.
On Mar 19, 3:53 pm, T.J. Crowder t...@crowdersoftware.com wrote: No, you don't. The order doesn't matter, as long as if you load jQuery first, you make the `noConflict` before you load Prototype, e.g.:     script src='jquery.js'/script     scriptjQuery.noConflict();/script     script

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Using Prototype

2010-07-05 Thread P.J.
Independent Software Consultant tj / crowder software / comwww.crowdersoftware.com On Jul 4, 6:24 pm, P.J. pjfontil...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys, First off, here's a reference I'd like you to read so you'll understand where I'm coming from.http://jqueryvsmootools.com/ It's written by Aaron

[Proto-Scripty] Using Prototype

2010-07-04 Thread P.J.
Hi guys, First off, here's a reference I'd like you to read so you'll understand where I'm coming from. http://jqueryvsmootools.com/ It's written by Aaron Newton and it's about jQuery and MooTools. Short and sweet, jQuery focuses on the DOM, and does a pretty good job with it; and MooTools