As someone who finds javascript real difficult at times I have tried both sine prototype was all the rage at one time
I found it really tricky and never got to flight with it. Later I tried jQuery I made a lot of progress very quickly I have been spurred on, still at times fumbling but I am able to do real useful things with a tiny amount of code Ironically I think my time with prototype et al was important (even if only extending my understanding of js code a little more) I am finding more and more sites using jquery now (bbc.co.uk - live site now using jquery) to me its tiny and fast and makes a lot of sense, also the documentation is clear and concise In short as someone who is no where near a JS Guru jQuery is for me. Still you should check all you options; jQuery has no conflict support to allow it to work in the same page you could use jquery + proto On 03/03/2008, Shawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > First, I think that only YOU can make that choice for yourself. Each > developer has their own techniques/styles. We can't make judgements to > match your environment or habits.... :) > > Next, I think both have a future because they serve slightly different > needs and audiences. (IMO). jQuery seems to me to more useful for a web > developer or those building the not so simple interfaces. > Prototype/scriptaculous seems to be better for those who either a) use > Rails (this is changing though), b) look for the cut/paste solutions, or > c) don't need to go beyond the "simple" tasks. (i.e. web and graphic > designers with little JS experience) > > Now, that above is kind of a loaded statement and I expect lots of > rebuttals... :) But that's the way I see it. To be fair though > Prototype on it's own *could* be used for more, but for me at least it > gets in the way more often than not, though I haven't used it for bout a > year now... > > My random (and suspect) thoughts.... > > > Shawn > > > zok wrote: > > Hey, > > > > what is going to have the best future: jQuery or Prototype > > (scriptaculous)? > > Maybe you can tell me a few differences and/or reasons for your > > joice... > > > > Regards, > > zok >
