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Prototype + lowpro vs. JQuery
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From: "Dan Webb" <d...@danwebb.net>
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Subject: Re: Prototype + lowpro vs. JQuery
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That's a point. I'll make it use livequery if its present although
these days I don't really favour those kinds of solutions. If I need
to work with a changing DOM I use event delegation.
I'll see what I can put together.
On 1/26/08, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow, that would be awesome, I can't wait to give it a try. JQuery already
> has livequery but it ain't as good as lowpro!
>
> -Matt
>
>
> On 1/25/08, Dan Webb <d...@danwebb.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 1/21/08, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > It would be awesome to port the low pro syntax to JQuery. Now the thing
> is,
> > > low pro is just a tiny abstraction layer above proto, in theory we
> should be
> > > able to port the same layer to JQuery.
> >
> > I've considered doing this myself. Ive used both jquery and prototype
> > heavily in the past. The reason I like prototype over jquery is that
> > prototype offers more general programming tools where as jquery is
> > just about dealing with the DOM. Secondarily, in my experience, the
> > chaining idiom in jquery tempts people into writing some pretty
> > unreadable code.
> >
> > However, jquery is really compact, very well documented and does its
> > job well so I can see the attraction so 10 minutes spend writing
> > behaviours on top of it would be well spent. Ill see what I can come
> > up with. Something like:
> >
> > $('.date').attach(DatePicker, { opt1: 34 });
> >
> > Would do the job, I can even bring over the inheritance stuff...and
> > the DOM builder. I'll do it tomorrow morning if I have time.
> >
> > Cheers for bringing this up...
> >
> > --
> > Dan Webb
> > http://www.danwebb.net
> >
> > aim: danwrong123
> > skype: danwrong
> > > >
> >
>
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