> 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...

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