Re: [Wikitech-l] ResourceLoader Debug Mode ( the need for a platform)

2010-09-30 Thread Neil Kandalgaonkar
On 9/30/10 6:04 PM, MZMcBride wrote: You're getting friction because of three different issues. The first issue is that the front-end is currently pretty damn fast for _most_ people. The front end that we have *now* is fast for some people. The point of writing a new platform is to be able

Re: [Wikitech-l] ResourceLoader Debug Mode ( the need for a platform)

2010-09-30 Thread Alex
On 9/30/2010 10:03 PM, Neil Kandalgaonkar wrote: Here's how they do it: Google guarantees that certain Javascript functions or DOM objects are reliably available for use and modification, and others are not. So they use minification for efficiency while explicitly preventing some things

Re: [Wikitech-l] ResourceLoader Debug Mode ( the need for a platform)

2010-09-30 Thread MZMcBride
Neil Kandalgaonkar wrote: The front end that we have *now* is fast for some people. The point of writing a new platform is to be able to do more, if we want. Do more, such as? If there's a broader outlook here, a roadmap for the future, what is it and where is it posted? I think there's a