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> "proven paradigms" is a ridiculous term by itself in software development, putting it in web development context just makes it dumber. If desktop apps are so
by oscardelben 16y ago
> "proven paradigms" is a ridiculous term by itself in software development, putting it in web development context just makes it dumber. If desktop apps are so good, then how come web apps are still around? There is a reason why people still prefer jQuery over many of those.
I'm not sure usage counts are an indicator of quality. I bet the majority of javascript developers use jQuery because it's what everyone else is using, similar to why they're using php for writing their apps.
I'm not saying that jQuery is bad, just that usage counts is often a bad indicator.
- DjDarkman 16y agoI think it's popular because it's: simple, small, efficient and documented. For hugely complex web applications you would probably desire more, but the fact of the matter is that the browser world is not ready for huge stuff, we still have IE, we recently got iOS, Android and many others. Progressive enhancement doesn't really allow you do those complex client side apps.
- boucher 16y agoLook behind you, we're already building them. Not everything needs to work in every old browser.