HTML5 App For Panasonic TVs Rejected - JQuery Is a "Hack"

An anonymous reader writes "I have been working on an HTML5 app for Panasonic VIERA TVs, specifically a client for the Plex Media Server. After paying $129 for the developer program, version 1.0 was submitted for inclusion in their VIERA Connect marketplace several weeks ago. After a few requested tweaks, they inquired about how the client communicated with the Plex Server. As many/most web developers do, I used jQuery and its $.ajax call (which is just a wrapper for XMLHttpRequest()). They insisted this was not standard Javascript, and after several communications with them, they replied back with "A workaround like this is considered a hack.". I'm stunned that anyone familiar with HTML would consider jQuery a hack. I've been patient in attempting to explain how jQuery works, but I am getting nowhere. Any thoughts on how I can better explain jQuery to an app reviewer? Yes, I know I can write my app without any Javascript library, but I am really hoping avoid that."

Comments

Ah, yes... but... FUCK BETA!

[denzacar]

The main thing we all learned today is that Slashdot Beta sucks.

Re:Apple may be even worse

[Anonymous Coward]

You're missing the point. The goddamn beta sucks a big old horse's dick.

Re:Boycott

[Traf-O-Data-Hater]

Agree entirely. Movin' on Up? More like moving on Across ...to another tech site.

Depends on your unicode needs... Still... Fuck Bet

[denzacar]

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