As jQuery has both a serialize() and serializeArray() method for serializing an HTML form to a String and JSON respectively, why does the Form Plugin at malsup.com include yet another serialize() method in the form of formSerialize()? I understand the fieldSerialize() method, but not the former.
My concern is that the file is 25K uncompressed and 8K compressed which, to me, seems like a very heavy footprint even if the cost/ benefit is worth the size. If removing a potentially unnecessary method will decrease the compressed size, then to me, it's worth it. Thoughts? Flames?
