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

[ries van Twisk]

On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:42 AM, Ingo Renner wrote:

> Steffen Kamper wrote:
>
>> i do a lot with extjs - and i don't see the need of using  
>> prototype as base,
>> i use extjs standalone.
>> Think of heavyness of the libs:
>> extjs ~ 450KB
>> prototype+scriptacolous ~ 80KB
>> Is there any reason to use prototype in this scenario?
>
> yes, extJS is all about nice and usefull widgets. prototype is for the
> lowlevel work and is very powerfull with that. you do not always need
> everything. less is sometimes more.
>
> Ingo


I agree with the $ function, really handy!!!

Low level is when you need something special, something
that isn't done yet. However, everything that is invented already
needs to get reused. ExtJS and DOJO are doing a good job in that area.
more is sometimes good...

Ries