[TYPO3-dev] [TYPO3-ect] Evaluation: Which JS library to recommend?

[ries van Twisk]

I cannot speak much of others except extjs a bit but I used DOJO a lot.

DOJO is relative slow and large compared to others,
however it does contain a awesome features set for doing
any style of ajax queries and a superb features set for creating forms.

Currently DOJO 0.9 top of my head) is under development
and not yet stable. However I think it would look good. It even has
javascript based charting components. Now I never really looked at  
0.9, btu I think it will
work a lot better then the current branche,



I would at least opt for a widget based JS lib like ExtJS or DOJO.

However!!! If I currently would need to recommend anything I think  
it's extJS.

so +1 for extjs because it has a lot of features.


Ries





> Hello all,
>
> dispite of many drawbacks and tears in the past JS libraries are en  
> vogue
> again. Still impressive short term successes may be followed by
> unsatisfied, complaining customers few monthes later, when the next
> generation of browsers is comming up or when the fashion changes and
> another champion is the new must have.
>
> However, a lot of progress has been made, long term stability is  
> growing and
> features have become that impressive, that you will often decide to  
> use a
> JS library especially to build applications in closed areas of your  
> site,
> that don't need to match standards of accessibility.
>
> But it is a critical effort to give recommendations in this field  
> by the
> Extension Coordination Team. On the other hand the volatility is  
> the reason
> why TYPO3 extension developers expect some recommonendations, to  
> get at
> least a minimum of orientation for the usage within TYPO3 extensions.
>
> If we give a recommandation of a preferred JS library, which one  
> should it
> be today?
>
> Candidates: Dojo, Mochikit, jQuery, ExtJS
>
> Please consider the following aspects:
>
> Dojo:
>
>  [] Range of functionality
>  [] Support of browsers: FF, IE, Konqueror, Safari, Opera
>  [] Ease of use
>  [] Performance
>  [] Clean namespaces
>  [] DOM manipulations
>  [] Support of CSS selectors
>  [] Security of investment
>  [] License policy
>
> Mochikit:
>
>  [] Range of functionality
>  [] Support of browsers: FF, IE, Konqueror, Safari, Opera
>  [] Ease of use
>  [] Performance
>  [] Clean namespaces
>  [] DOM manipulations
>  [] Support of CSS selectors
>  [] Security of investment
>  [] License policy
>
> jQuery:
>
>  [] Range of functionality
>  [] Support of browsers: FF, IE, Konqueror, Safari, Opera
>  [] Ease of use
>  [] Performance
>  [] Clean namespaces
>  [] DOM manipulations
>  [] Support of CSS selectors
>  [] Security of investment
>  [] License policy
>
> ExtJS
>
>  [] Range of functionality
>  [] Support of browsers: FF, IE, Konqueror, Safari, Opera
>  [] Ease of use
>  [] Performance
>  [] Clean namespaces
>  [] DOM manipulations
>  [] Support of CSS selectors
>  [] Security of investment
>  [] License policy
>
> We invite you to share your experiences and to find the champion  
> for the
> next year.
>
> Please use differnt postings for voting and comments.
> Please only answer those points you have knowlage about.
>
> Thank you very much
>
> Elmar Hinz
>
> --
> Elmar Hinz
> T3 Extension Coordination Team
> NG: typo3.teams.extension-coordination
>
>