Yesterday I was searching through my bookmarks for a Stack Overflow question I saw a long time ago, about JavaScript being the only option for browser scripting, and realized that, along with the many, many articles sitting there, there were some really nice JS questions, not to mention their well thought-out answers, so I’d like to share them. It is worth mentioning that they are not exclusively 2010′s.
By far, the most interesting question I saw was “How could YUI3 improve its image compared to jQuery, MooTools, etc.?“, and the respective answer from John Resig, pointing out that the lack of community commits, leaving YUI completely under the umbrella of Yahoo!, along with a few other issues, is what makes YUI lag behind its competitors. Given the controversy the answer generated, Nicholas C. Zakas posted a nice follow-up on his blog.
Other questions from Quora:
- What are the main weaknesses of jQuery as a framework?
- What is the appeal of server-side JavaScript?
From Stack Overflow:
- Why require JavaScript rather than supporting a standard browser virtual machine?
- Javascript/CSS rollover menus are patented and subject to licensing?
- Why move your Javascript files to a different main domain that you also own?
- Can somebody explain this Javascript method?
- Best way to use Google’s hosted jQuery, but fall back to my hosted library on Google fail
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