Prototype 1.6.0, script.aculo.us 1.8.0, and the Bungee book now available. Prototype and script.aculo.us. About this Book 448 pages Published: Release: P2.0 (2009-07-06) ISBN: 978-1-93435-601-2 Web applications are getting richer and richer, with more interaction baked in every day. But JavaScript, DOM, CSS and a full host of other Web standards are quite complex, and the result isn’t always browser compliant. The Prototype and script.aculo.us libraries are veritable treasure troves, smoothing over all the usual nitty-gritty differences between browsers, and making most common features a breeze to implement. With this book, you can quickly wield the whole power of these extraordinary libraries. Dive into Prototype, the library that makes JavaScript so much more powerful, and it looks a lot like Ruby code.
This book guides you through all the details of these features, letting you use many technologies on the server side, such as PHP, vanilla Ruby, and Ruby On Rails, in countless examples illustrating every aspect. About the Author. Prototype Javascript Library easing the development of dynamic web applications.
Reflecting on The Ajax Experience. I recently made it home from The Ajax Experience conference in Boston. There were a lot of great talks, and a few points of the conference that really stood out for me. Now that I’ve had time to allow my brain to process the insane amount of information I consumed, it’s time to share some of that with you. The Prototype presence There was a great deal of talk about Prototype during the conference. Justin Gehtland did a great job covering Prototype in-depth in his three panels, one being script.aculo.us centric. Justin had a very nice presentation style which was engaging and fun. I envy those who look so natural on stage. There is one thing I want to point out for those who did catch his talks. Element.show ( 'foo' , 'bar' ) ; Element.hide ( 'bar' , 'foo' ) ; [ 'foo' , 'bar' ].each ( Element.show ) ; [ 'bar' , 'foo' ].each ( Element.hide ) ; Javascript Framework Wars There are none.
Alex Russell of Dojo summed it up in two words ”Peaceful coexistence” . Testing with Selenium is fun Wow. Xilinus.