Re: On being web-friendly and why info must die

[David Engster]

Stephen J. Turnbull writes:
> Stefan Monnier writes:
>
>  > > The problem with ecmascript on the web is (a) licensing and (b)
>  > > whether you can trust the source.
>  > 
>  > There's also the (c) which is that it's a lot more difficult to modify
>  > this code.
>
> That's not at all the same kind of problem.  If you don't like the
> style of code, rewrite it.

Javascript code is usually "minimized" before it is put on the
server. This however has the side effect of also obfuscating the code
beyond recognition. Good luck rewriting that.

-David