Re: Need advice on reliable way to identifyIE asthe browser

["Alfredo Delgado" <adelgado@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't have anything against Prototype. It seems lightweight and
fundamental enough that I wouldn't be inheriting a giant library for the
sake of implementing some doodad.

On a personal level I'm suspicious of using a framework. I would find it
unacceptable to become a tool user instead of a programmer. If I made peace
with the grittier portions of JavaScript then I'd be more open. I've been in
binds and considered popular frameworks. So far I've found that it'd take me
just as long to get used to a framework's conventions as to deepen my
knowledge of JavaScript. In the short run the time spent on a framework
would probably get better mileage but I prefer the mobility of getting more
intimate with the underlying language.

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Walden H. Leverich <
WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > There are some schemes for normalizing the IE and DOM event
> > models. The ones I've used rely on nested ternery statements
> > checking for the presence of properties in the event object.
>
> Seriously, and I don't represent them, but if you're generally playing
> with browser differences look at prototype, he's done it for us. Are
> there cases where you'll have to go outside of prototype? Sure! But not
> many.
>
> -Walden
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