[Web-SIG] JavaScript libraries

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

On 5/3/05, Donovan Preston <dp at ulaluma.com> wrote:
> 
> On May 3, 2005, at 10:29 AM, Shannon -jj Behrens wrote:
> 
> > On 5/3/05, Martijn Faassen <faassen at infrae.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Donovan Preston wrote:
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >>> The shared brain power of a new list and web site which attracted
> >>> users from communities other than the Python community could be
> >>> valuable, as well. At the same time, we could subtly enlighten
> >>> people
> >>> to the joys of Python just by exposing them to it.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Sounds good. I could see whether I could rope codespeak.net into
> >> hosting
> >> this. Theyr'e already hosting kupu, too. It's a nice informal and
> >> neutral place. Want me to?
> >>
> >
> > I'm personally hesitant to reinvent the wheel just yet.  *Someone*
> > must have done a really good, general-purpose, widely-supported
> > JavaScript library!  Has anyone looked jsLib
> > <https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?
> > application=firefox&category=Developer%20Tools&numpg=10&id=257>?
> 
> I didn't say that I wanted to reinvent the wheel of javascript
> libraries. What I was proposing was creating a mailing list and web
> site focused on advanced javascript techniques (with no libraries. I
> have said before that I don't think JS libraries really work). My
> main goal would be to have more discussions like the one we are
> having now, except with a wider community than the Python community.

I apologize for misunderstanding you.

> Martijn, if codespeak would like to host a forum for these
> discussions, keeping in mind the goal is not to produce a JS library,
> that would be nice. I can also host it myself with no trouble. I'll
> look into how much work it would be to host it myself -- I might as
> well put my money where my mouth is :-)

SF.net is not perfect, but it gets my vote.

Best Regards,
-jj

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