On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:45, Xavier Noria <f...@hashref.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Yehuda Katz <wyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The idea that 16% of Rails users use jQuery is divorced from reality. > > But you are talking perceptions, and the sample talks numbers. > > Of course 16% has to be taken with some margins, but you can't deny it > makes difficult to claim that the vast majority of Rails developers > use jQuery exclusively, which was the claim in (1). That is a strong > claim! (1 was originally stated as a feeling not a fact, that's fine). > > If the percent had been 84% then there would be no doubt about it, > right? But < 20%... dubious.
This is why I stated that once Rails 3 comes out, it should be easier to get some "real" numbers on this, since presumably it will be just as easy for developers to use jQuery as it currently is to use Prototype, and those users who actively program in Javascript rather than just using the helpers will consciously decide to use one or the other. I would suggest it's a bit late to change the default option at this time, and if the decision is left for 3.1 it can easily be based at least in part on real-world numbers that nobody disputes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en.
