Jul 28
I just found two new and really long blog posts about MooTools, plugins, tutorials and so on, but guess what was missing: a link to my website!. I was really sad, because I think some more interest would be nice. Both posts wrote about the missing plugin repository and called this a clear and probably the major disadvantage compared to jquery. Obviously the mootools "officals" do not want anybody to use esteak - I really could not explain the missing of any link with anything else to myself.
A lot of people have waiting for a plugin repository. eSteak, which I just learned about is pretty amazing. I love how it handles the dependencies automatically. It even makes sure I don’t mix version incompatible plugins. That’s pretty neat.
Once more plugins are in eSteak, I’m sure there will be most interest. I look forward to seeing more from eSteak in the future.
Have a good one!
We just tweeted eSteak on @mootools (http://twitter.com/mootools/status/2902439163). It’s not that we don’t want to support eSteak, but we do have specific community plans of our own. Expect some action on this topic this fall.
Hey, I think it is great that you are providing this service. I have grown to really like mootools over the last while, but I have noticed something about the developers during my time of developing with it. They have a definate idea of where they would like it to go and seem fairly resistant to outside influences.
It wouldn’t surprise me if this is the case with this website. I can’t say I am totally surprised by this though. I tend to be a developer who reinvents the wheel just to say I could program something even if another is already out there. Unfortunately I have come to the realization that this line of thought restricts growth.
Hopefully, even if the mootools guys are planning their own plugin option, that they will provide a little more official reognition for esteak.