actually, it uses jQuery(function). I believe that $(function) was added because other older libraries had started the trend..prototype.js being one of the major ones. But, if the $ bothers you, just use the jQuery(function) version.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have barely used JQuery, having focused on Flex and ExtJS instead. > One thing that annoys me, perhaps a bit irrationally, is how JQuery > uses $ as a naming convention. Can anyone explain why that is? > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Came across this article on using JQuery to spice up websites > > > > > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/15/spice-up-your-website-with-jquery-goodness/ > > > > Do many of you use JQuery styles in your sites? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:322448 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm