DOJO + JSON

Hi Frank !!

Congratulations for the book.

- How light wt DOJO is for a simple client side app ?
- Does it help in handling JSON ?
- Is there inbuild XML manipulation assistance ?
- Does DOJO has eclipse plugin ?

Thanks,
Ajay

* How light wt DOJO is for a simple client side app ?
I think it depends on what parts of Dojo you use. One of the nice things about Dojo is how modular it is, how you can pull in just the pieces you need (and that doesn't even count the custom build capabilities). I know that the Dojo team has done a *ton* of work to make Dojo faster and more lightweight, and as someone that has been using it since version 0.3.1, I can say they've done a great job in this regard. It all comes down to what you use from Dojo.

* Does it help in handling JSON ?
Yes, it's got quite a bit of JSON functionality. Browse the API (or buy my book! LOL)

* Is there inbuild XML manipulation assistance ?
There is (from memory) an XML package, but to be honest I'm not sure what's in there. I think you'll find fairly minimal XML functionality because I believe the Dojo team has the same take on XML in JavaScript as I do: don't do it (generally).

* Does DOJO has eclipse plugin ?
I'm not an Eclipse guy, so I can't say for sure... but I've seen Dojo support in other IDEs, so I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised to find something for Eclipse too.

Hello Ajay,

you may want to have a look here.

Cheers,
Giovanni