13 - David Walsh

We talk with Mootools developer David Walsh and discuss the relationship between our teams and compare the libraries.

Host: Ralph Whitbeck & Elijah Manor.

Interview

In this episode we sat down and talked with David Walsh, a developer for the MooTools JavaScript framework. We spent time comparing jQuery with MooTools and talked about how each community can help each other.

• Who is David Walsh?
  • Founder and Lead Developer for Wying Web Labs (archived)
  • Developer for MooTools JavaScript framework
  • Co-Founder of Script & Style
  • Co-Founder of Band Website Template
• jQuery vs. Mootools Debate, Five Questions with David Walsh (archived)
• What are some common JavaScript mistakes you often see beginners make?, An Interview with David Walsh
• Website Optimization
  • YSlow Firefox Plugin
  • Page Speed Firefox Plugin
  • Sprite Me

Ralph’s Plugin of the Week

• “YoxView – jQuery Image Viewer Plugin”
• David Walsh suggested: “Uniform – Sexy Forms with jQuery”

Elijah’s Tutorial of the week

• “Coding your First jQuery UI Plugin” by Dan Wellman
• “JavaScript Programming Patterns”