[MTOS-dev] [ProNet] Javascript Library Standardization

[Bud Gibson]

The javascriptant link was quite informative.

On Jan 24, 2008 12:38 PM, Timothy Appnel <tim at appnel.com> wrote:

> I thought this post was pretty good food for thought with the question at
> hand:
>
> http://blog.reindel.com/2007/10/30/how-to-choose-a-javascript-framework/
>
> I like that it really isn't explicitly partisan to a certain toolkit
> though I suspect some of the authors commentary plays nicely into his
> weapon of choice. I can't tell what that choice just reading this
> article though so I take that as a good thing.
>
> Here are two passages that jumped out at me:
>
> > A JavaScript framework may not make you a better programmer, but it will
> make you more efficient. That alone should be reason enough to choose a
> JavaScript framework, or library if you prefer. Unless you decide to build
> your own, there are plenty of options available to developers. However,
> choosing the right framework can be tricky, and weeding through a mess of
> opinionated fanboys (myself included) is intimidating.
>
> > Terseness, as well as chainability, are two very important features that
> should not be overlooked. Remember, you can grow irritated quickly because
> of cumbersome implementation details.
>
> Most of the comparisons I found where dated and had a lot of
> subjective ratings such as documentation and community support. I did
> find one recent comparison that stay away from that sort of thing
> pretty well.
>
> http://javascriptant.com/articles/24/javascript-libraries-by-comparison
>
> The one bummer was #7, the file sizes seem kind of incomplete.
>
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