All JavaScript animation should be this fast: Zipline Interactive.
…Looks like it’s Mootools. Not surprised. The more I use the library the more I’m impressed. It’s so powerful, and the syntax is so elegant. I’ve been writing a developer’s guide at work, have to see if some of it can’t be made available to the wider web (well, future prospective employers anyway).
I’ve been hearing rumors about an IE7 push. Unfortunately it’s mostly just rumors, the only people rightfully forced to upgrade are those poor saps working in tightly controlled business environments. Still need to find some current stats on browser distribution to see what kind of effect it had.
link: Federal appeals court overturns Texas sex toys ban
A sign of change for the better. Between this and the way the democratic primaries are going, there is hope for the country.
Over at Citysearch, I’m going to be dropping the existing JavaScript library, which tries too hard to make JavaScript like Java, and switching over to using mostly mootools. It’s light weight, has everything I might need from Array and String functions to Ajax and Animation, excellent documentation, and an active community building handy stuff like a Calendar and Slimbox (lightbox clone).
I’ve decided to keep Easy DOM (upgraded to the latest version of course), which allows for simple creation of DOM elements via an easy to read object literal syntax. I’ll have to dig up a sample…
Jesse James Garret joined our discussion about bringing community to Citysearch. He had some particularly cogent things to say about the need to marry utility for the individual and contribution to the community, citing del.icio.us as an example of this.
