But what if jquery is a car that can pull a train. hmmm....

On 5/24/07, Jonathan Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On 5/24/07, traunic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> On May 24, 1:23 pm, "Erik Beeson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > Seems like he's maybe just picking on the competition, though jQuery
> > isn't exactly competition. Dojo is a really "heavy" framework compared
> > to jQuery and is better suited to a different type of application,
> > IMHO.
>
> And that seemed to be his point at first.  It was the switch from Dojo
> replaces flash (i.e. full featured and big), jQuery makes JS more
> usable to: jQuery is a nightmare to maintain; that really struck me as
> odd.
>
> I can not say I have ever used Dojo myself, mostly because of the file
> sizes involved to do even the most simple tasks.  But from what I do
> know, it compares to jQuery like cars to trains, and I could not see
> how making unjustified claims benefits any party unless they are
> getting asked if one is an alternative to the other.


Sir, in regards to your comments about jQuery being a car as opposed to a
train I desire to set you straight! jQuery is definitely more like a train
than a car! My reasoning is thus, the efficiency with which locomotives move
freight per ton mile per gallon is the equivalent to being able to drive a
car from Seattle, WA to Miami, FL on a single tank of gas! (3,550 miles
http://tinyurl.com/2trdxr) So while the US railroads are the largest
diesel consumer, the volume of freight they move is enormous. Additionally,
I work for Union Pacific ( http://up.com) on the core Transportation
Control System group in a lead role. TCS runs the railroad and jQuery is
powering the next version. The tools we're developing are at an enterprise
level for mission critical applications and jQuery is at the heart of it!
The projected timeline for the lifespan of this application numbers in the
decades so maintenance is a large deciding factor and jQuery met every
requirement. So I could possibly even go as far as to say jQuery is moving
trains! So be sure to wave at the engineer next time you're waiting at a
crossing and UP train roles by!

[Please read above as friendly tongue and cheek though the facts and
statements are true and are the personal views of Jonathan Sharp and do not
necessarily represent Union Pacific or any of it's subsidiaries.]

Kindest regards,
-Jonathan





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