> Well, it's a library, not a framework: you can use it for as much or as little of your app as you like with as little as a single attribute declaration doing

> Well, it's a library, not a framework: you can use it for as much or as little of your app as you like with as little as a single attribute declaration doing something useful for you. If it has an entry point, it's not a library, it's an application. If said application does basically nothing on its own and you're supposed to extend it, it's a framework. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework Pay close attention to the 4 bullet points in the first section. > On "use strict", my understanding was that it applies per script Yes. However, when you merge scripts, there is only one script at the end. The site you linked to also mentions this problem. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Strict_mode#Strict_mode_for_scripts https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe... "This syntax has a trap that has already bitten a major site: it isn't possible to blindly concatenate non-conflicting scripts. [...] It is thus recommended that you enable strict mode on a function-by-function basis [...]"