Tag Archives: javascript

Unobtrusive JavaScript helpers in Rails 3

Posted by on September 8, 2009 1 comment

A while ago I have written a post about JavaScript helpers in Ruby on Rails and tried to explain why they are a bad idea. It’s hard to believe for me that it was almost 2 years ago! Since then …

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Client-side rendering with Prototype

Posted by on January 15, 2009 No comments

Web applications are getting more and more complex. The user interface of a modern web application can be as rich as its desktop equivalent. If we use JavaScript/HTML/CSS trio to build this UI then we definitely want to use AJAX. …

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jQuery vs Prototype – part II

Posted by on February 3, 2008 No comments

Recently, new versions of jQuery and Prototype have been released – it’s a perfect moment for a part number 2. On the official Prototype blog we can read that the general performance of CSS selectors is now improved, unfortunately only …

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jQuery vs Prototype – part I

Posted by on November 11, 2007 No comments

Prototype 1.6.0 was released to the public 4 days ago, at first I decided to check its performance and new features in comparison to the previous version, but being interested in other JavaScript libraries, I’ve changed my mind. Lets see …

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Why JavaScript helpers in rails are evil

Posted by on October 30, 2007 No comments

Ruby on Rails gained so much attention and appreciation mostly because it simplifies the development process of AJAX-driven applications. When I started to learn Rails I was already very familiar with other MVC-based frameworks, and actually I’ve created one myself …

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