Java Script Framework

This is a protected page.

Intro

Criteria to choose a Java Script Framework

Method

The criteria are sorted by order of relevance in 3 categories:

• A -> Must
• B -> Should
• C -> Nice to

Cat. A - Must

• Opensource
• Performance http://mootools.net/slickspeed/
• Big community/support/Documentation
• Browser compatibility

Cat. B - Should

• Sufficient number of patterns available
• Sophisticated patterns (for scientific use)
• Fits to other JS Frameworks
• Unique coding style
• Supports CSS1-3
• Chainability (?)
• Easy to learn/adopt
• Easy to reuse, to customize and maintain
• Subversion or CVS version repository

Cat. C - Nice to

• Plugins
• Knowledge base (in house)

Further criteria

These criteria will be relevant in a second step, after the preceding criteria have been taken into account.

• Cost to introduce
• Commercial License available
• Fast to deliver

List of Framework

This list is not exhaustive, but it lists the most common frameworks.

• Yahoo! User Interface Library
• JQuery
• ExJS
• Prototype
• Scriptaculous
• Dojo
• MooTools

The Matrix

Criteria	Framework
	Yahoo! UIL |	JQuery |	ExJS |	Prototype |	Scriptaculous |	Dojo |	MooTools |
Cat. A
Opensource	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Performance	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Big community/support/Documentation	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Internationalization	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Browser compatibility	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cat. B
Number of patterns	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sophisticated patterns	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Fits to other JS Frameworks	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Unique coding style	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Supports CSS1-3	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Chainability (?)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Easy to learn/adopt	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Easy to reuse, to customize and maintain	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Subversion or CVS version repository	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cat. C
Plugins	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Generfal Information
Actual version	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Licence	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Concurrent Versions System