[Web-SIG] JavaScript libraries

[Donovan Preston]

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.

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 :-)

Donovan