Re: [Wonder-disc] Ajax: word of caution

[Anjo K. <kr...@lo...>]

Am 24.08.2006 um 22:12 schrieb Jean-Fran=E7ois Veillette:
> This would avoid the ajax framework to be a wo-wrapper on top of a
> single js library.
> This would let the framework be open to new feature and libraries in a
> structured way.

Actually, this is the worst of all worlds. Firstly, the packaging =20
doesn't help unless you also use packages in your wod which I totally =20=

hate. Then you need to support and test all these components, wrap =20
your own head around both libs, you'd spread resources over these and =20=

for what gain? So that *someone* at *some* time comes and says "eh, =20
can't we use this in mochikit" which is the one thing you don't support?

No thanks. I am so totally sick of this tendency that java =20
programmers seem to have, "flexibility" when it comes to frameworks. =20
Heck, we are using WebObjects! Probably the only app server left that =20=

is not modelled after some standard! Nope. If the stuff works =20
together, fine, we may leave it as it is, but no more new libs. If it =20=

doesn't we use one thing only unless there is a total must have.

And anyway, have you ever looked at the scriptacolous code?

function $$() {
   return $A(arguments).map(function(expression) {
    return expression.strip().split(/\s+/).inject([null], function=20
(results, expr) {
      var selector =3D new Selector(expr);
      return results.map(selector.findElements.bind(selector)).flatten=20=

();
    });
   }).flatten();
}

Wanna guess what this little gem does? No peeking in the docs!

Cheers, Anjo