jRails – Seamlessly Redefines Rails Helpers to Use jQuery Instead of Prototype
jRails is an intriguing Rails plugin that makes it extremely easy to switch from using the Prototype JavaScript library that comes with Rails to the increasingly more popular jQuery. From most of the reports I’ve seen, jQuery is faster and I’ve seen several blog posts just in the last week that emphasize just how much easier and concise jQuery code is (it’s not hard to find these reports, if you’re interested). The only downside to jQuery is that all of Rails’ helpers are written to use Prototype.. but jRails solves that by redefining how they work so that they work with jQuery instead! Read More