video review
Video: Best Practices in Javascript Library Design
worth watching: yes
in a sentence:good for beginner and intermediate scriptwriters to consider.
stars: 2/4
info quality: 3/5- editorializing detracts from valuable content
audio quality: 4/5 - decent, but inaudible audience questions toward end
video quality: 2/5 - dark. presented text examples are difficult to read
comments:
jQuery developer John Resig examines the process of creating a javascript library. Not simply offering tips and code snips, he shares his experiences and opinions on topics like documentation, conventions, standards, and extensibility. Some good techniques are demonstrated in the video’s slide show based narrative format.
takeaways:
- avoid global vars
- avoid native object prototypes
- consistency is key: argument order, method names, api, docs
- use native methods when possible; eg: getElementsByClassName
