tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post5822131710676160474..comments2023-08-24T09:22:20.836-04:00Comments on Developing Upwards: How To Avoid the Fear of OverkillCalvin Spealmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161631946662126734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post-69659121955380978072010-12-22T10:02:40.650-05:002010-12-22T10:02:40.650-05:00And another argument in favor of jQuery in your ca...And another argument in favor of jQuery in your case: consistency. By choosing the “big enough” library for a large chunk of your needs, your web site JavaScript code, from the smallest site up to your larger sites, all “looks the same” and can follow whatever set of idioms you use when writing jQuery code. If you forced yourself to step down into raw JavaScript for the smallest projects, then you would have an additional dialect of your own code to deal with.Brandon Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530745611634767785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post-45645116357387828762010-12-19T22:48:19.094-05:002010-12-19T22:48:19.094-05:00Especially when you're dealing with something ...Especially when you're dealing with something open source, where you could remove unnecessary pieces (with the right license) if space were a concern. And especially when languages like Python (dunno about JS) allow you to selectively import (e.g. from x import y). DIY attitudes make no sense to me.Rafe Kettlerhttp://www.rafekettler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post-6515061820479057482010-12-19T22:33:11.456-05:002010-12-19T22:33:11.456-05:00Two cases to your argument -
1) Using the librari...Two cases to your argument -<br /><br />1) Using the libraries saves time and improves quality. As a general approach, if I felt the need, I would rather strip down an existing library than build up a new one. The pieces I do keep have been field tested.<br /><br />2) From a JQuery perspective, I am better off using its library. It, like most of the libraries, have been tuned for cross browser comparability. Those few functions that aren't, are well documented. I would not what to face the task of testing and validating 6-7 browsers for XHR calls I wrote. Or the use cases for the return states.Tucanae Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935170696138248693noreply@blogger.com