Picking a JavaScript framework
I had my own little experiences wrestling with JavaScript early into my webdevelopment days, but I never really went beyond simple DOM manipulation. JavaScript has always been overwhelming for me especially because I’d have to write different versions of the code as well as workarounds to ensure compatibility with most browsers… and I didn’t like rewriting stuff when I had to consider yet another browser.
Now, a few years later, here I am again trying to get my feet wet with JS but at least there are several frameworks readily available to guide me through it, and take care of my problems (a pity they can’t help with personal problems, heh). I’m trying to choose from among the popular JS frameworks – Prototype, Scriptaculous, jQuery and Mootools. Based on my limited research, many devs prefer Mootools over the others, so I am thinking of starting with that.
So let me just formally state this before I begin…
Mootools, I choose you!