Re: Brand new app seeks to do AJAX GUI! Which tool today?

I can give some insight into #1. Prototype is certainly the JS library of choice when putting together AJAX driven GUI's ... but don't overlook Yahoo's YUI ... especially their Browser History Manager. Also, watch out for using $() and GetElementById() in IE -- they can be painfully slow. As for #3 -- i either say Javascript all the way or not at all. You need to understand your audience and give them the best choice. Otherwise you might end up making 2 sites (apps, etc.).

jeffa

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Re^2: Brand new app seeks to do AJAX GUI! Which tool today? by eduardo (Curate) on Dec 20, 2008 at 06:02 UTC
I agree with jeffa almost wholeheartedly. My only other suggestion would be to try out the dojo family of tools. They provide a really comfortable level of abstraction which encourages reuse and fast prototyping, however I think that to get the full benefit you need to "drink the kool-aid" and honestly, it can be a lot of kool-aid. :)	[reply]