On: Resig: jQuery.embrace().extend();

[litewulf]

I kind of feel like Resig is misunderstanding what embrace and extend usually mean. (Or at least, glossing over it.)

I kind of imagine it more like that Java debacle where Microsoft installed a version of Java but never updated it, severely retarding the growth of the language and basically killing off the "original" web application sphere...

[qhoxie → litewulf]

He was using that phrase to embody some of the general sentiment that recent news has brought. He knows what he means and explains it.

[tlrobinson → litewulf]

In Microsoft's case, their strategy was "embrace, extend, and extinguish". I doubt Microsoft wants to "extinguish" jQuery. Why would they care? jQuery isn't a threat.

[thomasmallen → tlrobinson]

I'll bet some people working on the Atlas project (Official AJAX for ASP.NET) lost their jobs before this decision was made. What a mess.

[litewulf → tlrobinson]

It could be if this webapp tomfoolery gets far enough ;)