Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-04 Thread mark_story
On Nov 3, 3:02 pm, 703designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd love MooTools if they chose to namespace the library to a MOO or > similar object and not change basic prototypes (even String is > modified!). Unfortunately, it's hard to trust if you're running it > around other scripts. I wonder how

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-04 Thread grigri
> ... if you believe so much in OOP and codes > must be clean even if you have to write 10 line over 1 line to other > framework then you should go with mootools or prototype. I don't want to start a flame war here, but that is _so_ not true. About mootools, at least (prototype does seem a bit ve

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-04 Thread Gabriel Gilini
> > the lesser the codes the lesser the debugging time oh, that's so not true [snip] Gabriel Gilini www.usosim.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP"

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread monmonja
It really depends on how you program your code, if your not a fan of OOP then jQuery is for you, if you believe so much in OOP and codes must be clean even if you have to write 10 line over 1 line to other framework then you should go with mootools or prototype. This is just my opition but the les

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread 703designs
I'd love MooTools if they chose to namespace the library to a MOO or similar object and not change basic prototypes (even String is modified!). Unfortunately, it's hard to trust if you're running it around other scripts. I wonder how much Moo's performance has these dirty tricks to thank...if it d

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread mark_story
Personally I'm a big fan of mootools. I learned it early on, and really like how it doesn't require you to 'relearn' javascript. Instead it gives you a good cross browser base, with some decent built- in animation effects. Regardless of what library you end up choosing you should learn the basic

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread Marcelo Andrade
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:56 AM, mikeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > vote for jquery! :) +1 Best regards. -- MARCELO DE F. ANDRADE (aka "eleKtron") Belem, PA, Amazonia, Brazil Linux User #221105 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# links http://pa.slackwarebrasil.org/ --~--~-~--~~~---

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread Josey
In addition to Samuel's comment jQuery has a wonderful Google Group where you can get a lot of the help you might need. http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en?hl=en On Oct 31, 2:37 pm, "Samuel DeVore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's my take for what little it's worth (note I use scripa/prot

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-03 Thread mikeg
vote for jquery! :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For m

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-02 Thread Anupom
Prototype developers tried to make it like Ruby as well :P On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 6:08 AM, 703designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not sure what you mean by that. jQuery is written in JavaScript > (not like MochiKit, which tries to make JavaScript look like Python). > > On Oct 31, 2:43 pm,

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-02 Thread 703designs
Except for using what's provided (being a light library), you can't get very far in jQuery without learning JavaScript unless you plan to only reuse other peoples' code. On Nov 2, 7:38 pm, "Gabriel Gilini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I mean that there is a hell lot of people learning jQuery, not

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-02 Thread Gabriel Gilini
I mean that there is a hell lot of people learning jQuery, not JavaScript these days. Every allegedly javascript developer should, at least, read the ECMA-262. Gabriel Gilini www.usosim.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:08 PM, 703designs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-02 Thread 703designs
I'm not sure what you mean by that. jQuery is written in JavaScript (not like MochiKit, which tries to make JavaScript look like Python). On Oct 31, 2:43 pm, "Gabriel Gilini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The right answers is: learn real javascript > Yes, the learning curve with jQuery is way lowe

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-01 Thread Dardo Sordi Bogado
> ps: Now I'm thinking about totally switching to haXe, but that's > another story... I've done some development in haXe, it's very interesting... > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:58 AM, grigri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> JQuery or Scriptalicious? >> >> Mootools for me. But to each his own...

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-01 Thread 703designs
YUI? Slow, bloated, but pretty. Dojo done wrong. On Nov 1, 5:55 am, frederic bollon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And what do you think about YUI ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To p

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-11-01 Thread frederic bollon
And what do you think about YUI ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PR

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Gabriel Gilini
The right answers is: learn real javascript Yes, the learning curve with jQuery is way lower, but when you really know javascript, take a look in proto ;) Gabriel Gilini www.usosim.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Samuel DeVore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Samuel DeVore
Here's my take for what little it's worth (note I use scripa/proto) if you want to use the ajax helper at this point you are tied to scripta/proto. now given that the stated plans in unofficial channels is that the helper is either being migrated to jQuery or being driving to a javascript _framwo

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Gabriel Gilini
Sorry, mate, but prototype also supports all CSS3 selectors. ps: I never use cakephp's ajax helpers, and I love writing javascript Cheers Gabriel Gilini www.usosim.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Josey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I perfer jQuer

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Anupom
> > And there is this "dom:ready" event, that AFAIK prototype has not. > Prototype has got a "dom: loaded" event from 1.6v :) On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:13 PM, clemos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I prefer Mootools too. > It's very lightweight. > The API is, IMHO, much cleaner and more conveni

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread clemos
I prefer Mootools too. It's very lightweight. The API is, IMHO, much cleaner and more convenient than Prototype/scriptaculous'. And there is this "dom:ready" event, that AFAIK prototype has not. ++ Clément ps: Now I'm thinking about totally switching to haXe, but that's another story... On

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Flipflops
As lots of people have said you miss out on the helpers with jQuery, but if you don't like Prototype then its no great loss - but anyway what I've stared doing is writing a my own bake templates (ad7six wrote a really handy introduction http://www.ad7six.com/MiBlog/CustomBakeTemplates) which i ha

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Josey
I think we've moved off topic since the question wasn't about helpers, though I agree 100% with Anupom. It seems that the majority prefer jQuery but it's just that, a preference. I also agree with Flipflops. You should visit the official site of both libraries and do a bit of research and testing

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Anupom
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Marcelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: @Anupom: Any arguments? Anupom schreef: > I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a very bad idea. > Find my points below, It minimizes the code but maximizes the chance of error It's really becomes hard to debug We shou

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread 703designs
I agree in most cases. JavaScript code should be unobtrusive and only be written once, especially when already using a framework (like jQuery). I can almost see the value in generating widgets, but really the only thing that Cake should do is provide utility scripts and use naming conventions (For

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Dérico Filho
JQuery has more available animation plugins than Scriptaculous +Prototype.js Although JQuery has a "compatibility" mode, which permits it to live in the same room with Prototacolous. DF. On Oct 30, 8:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm gonna create a web app using CakePH

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread teknoid
> I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a very bad idea. I would say it depends on the purpose... Let's take an example of AJAX form validation, why not have $form- >input() transparently supply jquery hooks to make it happen? The developer might only be concerned with including the libra

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Josey
I perfer jQuery as well. Many Bakers like prototype due to the javascript and ajax helpers that come with CakePHP. These make baking with JS quite a bit easier, not to mention faster however many Javascript experts would cringe to think that developers are using php helpers for the behavioral port

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Gabriel Gilini
Looks like I'm the only one who loves prototype here :) Gabriel Gilini www.usosim.com.br [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Marcelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > @Anupom: Any arguments? > > Anupom schreef: > > I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Marcelius
@Anupom: Any arguments? Anupom schreef: > I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a very bad idea. > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:23 PM, martinp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Despite the fact that CakePHP comes with a Scriptaculous-powered AJAX > > Helper, I find JQuery so much easier

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread grigri
> JQuery or Scriptalicious? Mootools for me. But to each his own... On Oct 31, 10:18 am, "Dardo Sordi Bogado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Jquery is better, based purely in that it's so easy and > intuitive to use/extend that you will need no helper. > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:26 AM,

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Dardo Sordi Bogado
I think Jquery is better, based purely in that it's so easy and intuitive to use/extend that you will need no helper. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Anupom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a very bad idea. > > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:23 PM, martinp <[E

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Anupom
I think PHP helper for writing Javascript is a very bad idea. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:23 PM, martinp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Despite the fact that CakePHP comes with a Scriptaculous-powered AJAX > Helper, I find JQuery so much easier to use that you don't really need > a helper. > > On O

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread martinp
Despite the fact that CakePHP comes with a Scriptaculous-powered AJAX Helper, I find JQuery so much easier to use that you don't really need a helper. On Oct 31, 9:30 am, Gianluca Gentile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jQuery . > > On Oct 30, 11:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hell

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Gianluca Gentile
jQuery . On Oct 30, 11:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm gonna create a web app using CakePHP but I'm confused about > chosing between Jquery or Scriptalious? Which one should I choose? > Does it really matter? What's the differences between them? > > tks --~--~

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-31 Thread Flipflops
Try em both. See you which you prefer. But I vote for jquery. The jquery website is really good with loads of links to tutorials and working examples of everything and even better it is quick now too. On Oct 30, 10:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm gonna create a web ap

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-30 Thread Anupom
JQuery is a complete Javascript library whereas Scriptaculous is a JS animation library - which is kinda like addon to the Prototype library ( they call it a framework though! ). How can we compare them, I think you want to chose between jQuery and Prototype+Scriptaculous? My vote will definatel

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-30 Thread Brett Wilton
Don't mean to hijack this threadbut Anyone recommend some good articles for jquery and cakephp ? Or any recommend jquery books ? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this gr

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-30 Thread teknoid
another vote for jquery On Oct 30, 6:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm gonna create a web app using CakePHP but I'm confused about > chosing between Jquery or Scriptalious? Which one should I choose? > Does it really matter? What's the differences between them? > > tks -

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-30 Thread 703designs
jQuery is lighter and better engineered. It's becoming the runaway favorite amongst web developers right now. On Oct 30, 8:00 pm, jjh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally, I use jQuery because I like the lightweight library. > cakePHP does have Helper that works together with Prototype which c

Re: Jquery or Scriptalicious?

2008-10-30 Thread jjh
Personally, I use jQuery because I like the lightweight library. cakePHP does have Helper that works together with Prototype which can make development a bit easier. I think what it comes down to is which library you are more comfortable working with. On Oct 30, 3:49 pm, Matthieu <[EMAIL PROTECTE