Comments on: What is this? http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this Tips, techniques, and tutorials for the jQuery JavaScript library Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:50:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: malsup http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-85822 malsup Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:11:23 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-85822 I love this. I love this.

]]> By: Karl Swedberg http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-85819 Karl Swedberg Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:19:51 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-85819 This rant seems misplaced. I'm sure there are plenty of other places where a philosophical discussion of the merits of JavaScript would be more appropriate. This rant seems misplaced. I’m sure there are plenty of other places where a philosophical discussion of the merits of JavaScript would be more appropriate.

]]> By: Darryl http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-85817 Darryl Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:07:34 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-85817 <code><strong>{start rant}</strong> Does anybody think that "this" is screwed up? I do. Writing syntax that is entirely context dependent opens the doors for countless errors. What irritates me the most is that HTML5/JavaScript is the future. The move is towards replacing apps with hard to maintain, cryptic apps based on JavaScript. Those who think that Flash is irritating enough, just wait until they run up against JavaScript. Anyway, I don't wish to turn this into a thin-client/ fat-client debate or an html5 vs flash debate. It is pointless. The writing is on the wall: javascript is the future, we just have to put up with its annoying quirks. I just want to make something clear: I have no complaints whatsoever about JQuery. <strong>{end of the rant}</strong></code> {start rant}

Does anybody think that "this" is screwed up? I do.

Writing syntax that is entirely context dependent opens the doors for countless errors. What irritates me the most is that HTML5/JavaScript is the future. The move is towards replacing apps with hard to maintain, cryptic apps based on JavaScript. Those who think that Flash is irritating enough, just wait until they run up against JavaScript.

Anyway, I don't wish to turn this into a thin-client/ fat-client debate or an html5 vs flash debate. It is pointless. The writing is on the wall: javascript is the future, we just have to put up with its annoying quirks.

I just want to make something clear: I have no complaints whatsoever about JQuery.

{end of the rant}

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]]> By: Greg http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-83497 Greg Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:29:19 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-83497 it would be cool to see these examples written with all of the updated methods - .bind is used, but is far from current as of 1.4.4 & 1.5. there is so much extended functionality with callbacks (.live(), .delegate()) Thanks! it would be cool to see these examples written with all of the updated methods – .bind is used, but is far from current as of 1.4.4 & 1.5.
there is so much extended functionality with callbacks (.live(), .delegate())
Thanks!

]]> By: squirtle23 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-82308 squirtle23 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:49:04 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-82308 Aha! I think I am so late in reading this... but I just recently learned Jquery coming from SWT Desktop Apps (Boo!)... So Great tutorial! I had trouble understanding this keyword! But this blog simplifies eveything! I must say, I am a fan of Mike Alsup.. Been using the form plugin/cycle/media plugin in my site... Dont know how to thank him --Squirtle23 Aha! I think I am so late in reading this… but I just recently learned Jquery coming from SWT Desktop Apps (Boo!)… So Great tutorial! I had trouble understanding this keyword! But this blog simplifies eveything!

I must say, I am a fan of Mike Alsup.. Been using the form plugin/cycle/media plugin in my site… Dont know how to thank him

–Squirtle23

]]> By: thenboo http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this/comment-page-1#comment-80508 thenboo Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:13:19 +0000 http://www.learningjquery.com/2007/08/what-is-this#comment-80508 So wonderful! So great! So cool this tutorial! Can't thank you so much! So wonderful! So great! So cool this tutorial!

Can’t thank you so much!

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