Comments on: 10 Promising JavaScript Frameworks

By: Kashyap

Kashyap — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:37:33 +0000

The best javascript framework.

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/

It gives lots of readymade components like datatable, loader etc…

you can load files dynamically..I am running out of words for this framework…its awasome…

By: Olav

Olav — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:16:26 +0000

There is also DHTMLX JavaScript library (http://dhtmlx.com) that should be mentioned on the list.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:50:47 +0000

frameworks are lame

By: Sol Cross

Sol Cross — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:46:20 +0000

I’d never heard of David Mark before today when a Google search landed me in a forum on his site. And now here too. I’m a somewhat reluctant JavaScript novice and therefore have no ability yet (and maybe never) to properly evaluate these frameworks. I actually come from the world of embedded firmware development. I have heard lots about the popular frameworks mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, but nary a thing about David Mark’s work. I am stunned by the venom and vitriol in every bit of David Mark writing I have seen today. Perhaps he has been grievously wronged in the past by one or more of the other framework authors. I don’t know. He sounds rather like programmers who swear that anyone who codes in anything but assembly language is a fool. Perhaps he is the JavaScript guru he appears to believe he is, but I can’t see past his anger. Jacob, thanks for bringing these alternatives to my attention. David, hundreds of millions of people happily use countless websites on a daily basis that are built on the frameworks you so actively despise. Take it easy with the anger thing – it isn’t good for you. Peace.

By: Fabien

Fabien — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:39 +0000

Ext JS is a framework. These other libs are more like toolkits.

just my 2 cents.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:24:46 +0000

@Fredrik Wendt (and others): dojo

think of dojo as an open source version of ExtJS. The actual architecture/framework is just as rich/modular/elegant, if not moreso. The actual cosmetic design/look-and-feel is not as immaculately polished as ExtJS cosmetically, but it’s meant to be minimal that way, so that you apply your own theme.

Dojo is well and truly capable of building large scale applications. That’s what it’s geared towards, much moreso than something like jQuery.

By: Me, myself and I

Me, myself and I — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:34:23 +0000

@Fredrik Wendt: try qooxdoo. IMO, the initial learning effort is smaller for qooxdoo than it is for extjs, qooxdoo starts up significantly faster, and its licensing model is also a lot more friendly for commercial use (EPL instead of GPL). Its widget collection is richer than all the other frameworks I’ve investigated, except extJS and YUI. One other advantage I can see is qooxdoo’s development model: you just write OO Javascript, and don’t care about HTML or CSS. And it also supports a wide array of browsers (Konqueror is the only thing I’m missing). I also think that being the Javascript framework chosen by Eclipse RAP, it’s here to stay. Another plus: if you look into the source code, it’s amazingly clean and clear, as opposed to many of the JS frameworks out there. The one and only downside is that it has no nice degradation for browsers not supporting Javascript, but then again, you don’t do a RIA (RIch Internet Application) for such browsers.

@All jQuery supporters: I get tired of hearing how wonderful jQuery is, and how it rocks, no matter against what you compare it. I agree, it _is_ wonderful, when used for web pages, but try to understand this: when writing enterprise RIAs, you simply can’t afford to reinvent the wheel every second line of code. You need widgets, as many and powerful as you can get. jQuery itself has no widgets at all, and jqueryui is ages behind when compared to qooxdoo (my favorite), extjs or Yahoo YUI. jQuery is _the_ choice when you simply build dynamic web pages, but it sucks when building RIAs. In fact, I don’t understand why authors of such comparisons like this one put them in the same list.

By: Gobi

Gobi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:30:39 +0000

One more OpenRico http://openrico.org

By: Gobi

Gobi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:20:17 +0000

hi thanxs for the frameworks listed,actually im big freak of jQuery and one more is to be added in your list is Mochikit http://www.mochikit.com

By: Fredrik Wendt

Fredrik Wendt — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:09:24 +0000

I’d like to see a real alternative to ExtJS, where you can build full blown applications. It’s really powerful, but also really without competition. There’s always GWT and alikes, but then your entirely locked up and you’re tied to an IDE.