Comments on: Ask Dan : Friggin’ libraries http://www.javascriptkata.com/2007/06/26/ask-dan-friggin-libraries/ Advanced katas for javascripters Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: BK http://www.javascriptkata.com/2007/06/26/ask-dan-friggin-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-338 BK Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:14:01 +0000 http://javascriptkata.timmyontime.com/?p=49#comment-338 To be honest, I'm a bit disapointed by this new post :( Most articles on JS Kata up to now gave some information or help... When I read this one, I got a feeling something was missing. After reading it 2 or 3 times, I think I got it: only "negative help" was given instead of deeper constructive content as we're used too. My goal here is not to say this is bad but to try to express how I think it could get better. For instance, about the D&D stuff, even though it's true that he probably won't achieve what Prototype did up to now, a basic explanation of how to implement drag & drop, the inners, could have been a great plus. About the same thing with the part on how to start a library. You're right that it's generally not a good idea to reinvent the wheel BUT, if someone really needs to do it or thinks he got the best concept in the world, what are the gotchas? Should I use namespaces? Objects? Start with schemas? And using this time, maybe state a couple of actual libraries, what they're good at, ... I think you get the point. Again, I hope this sounds constructive because it was the main goal of this post. To be honest, I’m a bit disapointed by this new post :( Most articles on JS Kata up to now gave some information or help… When I read this one, I got a feeling something was missing. After reading it 2 or 3 times, I think I got it: only “negative help” was given instead of deeper constructive content as we’re used too.

My goal here is not to say this is bad but to try to express how I think it could get better. For instance, about the D&D stuff, even though it’s true that he probably won’t achieve what Prototype did up to now, a basic explanation of how to implement drag & drop, the inners, could have been a great plus.

About the same thing with the part on how to start a library. You’re right that it’s generally not a good idea to reinvent the wheel BUT, if someone really needs to do it or thinks he got the best concept in the world, what are the gotchas? Should I use namespaces? Objects? Start with schemas? And using this time, maybe state a couple of actual libraries, what they’re good at, …

I think you get the point. Again, I hope this sounds constructive because it was the main goal of this post.

]]> By: camilou http://www.javascriptkata.com/2007/06/26/ask-dan-friggin-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-337 camilou Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:04:26 +0000 http://javascriptkata.timmyontime.com/?p=49#comment-337 I would say to Frank Stepanski that the simpliest way to create JS libraries is to start coding functions that make easier the complicated tasks that you do daily with normal JS. For example, take a look at the domHelp library, its intention is to make things like finding siblings or creating links pretty much easier, and you condense like four or five steps into one simple createLink(). I would say to Frank Stepanski that the simpliest way to create JS libraries is to start coding functions that make easier the complicated tasks that you do daily with normal JS. For example, take a look at the domHelp library, its intention is to make things like finding siblings or creating links pretty much easier, and you condense like four or five steps into one simple createLink().

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