using one letter variables is a horrible idea in practice(although there is an exception-- for auto incrementing variables, i++). who the fuck wants to maintain an application with 2-letter functions? a word is much easier to remember then 2-letters. Google most likely has a framework of how they do things and having short JS variables/id's/classes is part of that.
Why do you need big variable names? They just take up space, are harder to memorize, and you're going to have to look back through the code to see what they do anyway.
that's horrible logic.
agreed. the cross-browser issue is the only 'sticky' part of it.. the other part is knowing where and how you are going to actually use the JavaScript. It was very clearly planned and executed very cleanly. JavaScript usually gets a bad rap because of the cross-browser issue, but when it does work it IMO bridges certain usability gaps on the web. I would say the two reasons why the code uses mainly two letter function names- bandwidth, and more difficult to reverse engineer (obfuscation).
I love my job. I love working. I love programming. All I want to do is eat, sleep and shit code. I also spend 10 - 15 hours at my job.. but not because its required(partly because it's a business startup but mainly because I enjoy it).
What makes a site good on the internet successful? its content. imo, flash limits content capabilities. Javascript has its use... you don't overuse it and you don't under use it. Javascript and flash can be effective tools for improving usability but that is about all they are good for.
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using one letter variables is a horrible idea in practice(although there is an exception-- for auto incrementing variables, i++). who the fuck wants to maintain an application with 2-letter functions? a word is much easier to remember then 2-letters. Google most likely has a framework of how they do things and having short JS variables/id's/classes is part of that. Why do you need big variable names? They just take up space, are harder to memorize, and you're going to have to look back through the code to see what they do anyway. that's horrible logic.
agreed. the cross-browser issue is the only 'sticky' part of it.. the other part is knowing where and how you are going to actually use the JavaScript. It was very clearly planned and executed very cleanly. JavaScript usually gets a bad rap because of the cross-browser issue, but when it does work it IMO bridges certain usability gaps on the web. I would say the two reasons why the code uses mainly two letter function names- bandwidth, and more difficult to reverse engineer (obfuscation).
http://www.firefoxie.net/
I love my job. I love working. I love programming. All I want to do is eat, sleep and shit code. I also spend 10 - 15 hours at my job.. but not because its required(partly because it's a business startup but mainly because I enjoy it).
What makes a site good on the internet successful? its content. imo, flash limits content capabilities. Javascript has its use... you don't overuse it and you don't under use it. Javascript and flash can be effective tools for improving usability but that is about all they are good for.
I've never heard of any LAN party's being slashdotted
what the fuck, only 800x600 and 1024x768. what the hell is this.
recently I asked around for the best wiki... they all said tikiwiki.
in a nutshell: the film is some propaganda and some truth.