On 5/24/07, traunic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On May 24, 1:23 pm, "Erik Beeson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seems like he's maybe just picking on the competition, though jQuery > isn't exactly competition. Dojo is a really "heavy" framework compared > to jQuery and is better suited to a different type of application, > IMHO. And that seemed to be his point at first. It was the switch from Dojo replaces flash (i.e. full featured and big), jQuery makes JS more usable to: jQuery is a nightmare to maintain; that really struck me as odd. I can not say I have ever used Dojo myself, mostly because of the file sizes involved to do even the most simple tasks. But from what I do know, it compares to jQuery like cars to trains, and I could not see how making unjustified claims benefits any party unless they are getting asked if one is an alternative to the other.
Sir, in regards to your comments about jQuery being a car as opposed to a train I desire to set you straight! jQuery is definitely more like a train than a car! My reasoning is thus, the efficiency with which locomotives move freight per ton mile per gallon is the equivalent to being able to drive a car from Seattle, WA to Miami, FL on a single tank of gas! (3,550 miles http://tinyurl.com/2trdxr) So while the US railroads are the largest diesel consumer, the volume of freight they move is enormous. Additionally, I work for Union Pacific (http://up.com) on the core Transportation Control System group in a lead role. TCS runs the railroad and jQuery is powering the next version. The tools we're developing are at an enterprise level for mission critical applications and jQuery is at the heart of it! The projected timeline for the lifespan of this application numbers in the decades so maintenance is a large deciding factor and jQuery met every requirement. So I could possibly even go as far as to say jQuery is moving trains! So be sure to wave at the engineer next time you're waiting at a crossing and UP train roles by! [Please read above as friendly tongue and cheek though the facts and statements are true and are the personal views of Jonathan Sharp and do not necessarily represent Union Pacific or any of it's subsidiaries.] Kindest regards, -Jonathan
