Angular gives you the possibility of dynamic two-way-data-binding. But it allows you also to create custom elements and directives.
So, if I use Angular in Dart, there is no need for Polymer any more, is it right?
There is a recent demo that shows how to combine Polymer's elements with Angular for routing and other app logic.
It looks fun, but I am not sure whether as of today the generated js code size is reasonable enough.
https://github.com/sethladd/dart-angular-polymer-data-binding
Slides for an accompanying talk: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3tMhVSd9MFIV0xfRm5NZ0VpNzg/edit
Blog with a summary: http://blog.sethladd.com/2014/02/angular-and-polymer-data-binding.html
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In addition to the discussion referenced by #Paul Collingwood which contains a good explanation.
This similar question has an extensive explanation: What is the difference between Polymer elements and AngularJS directives?
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I've been using Bootjack for a while now and it's great. I love how it enables me to create my familiar Bootstrap styled applications with my current favourite programming language, Dart!
However, with all the Material Design and Polymer updates that have emerged lately, shouldn't there be some kind of pure Polymer version of Bootjack, so we can implement Bootstrap elements using Polymer Dart?
I'd like to wire Bootjack's cool Bootstrap elements not programmatically, but by using Polymer elements.
Maybe we can start a Github repository for this?
We don't have a plan to integrate Polymer with Bootjack. We're happy with what and how easy it can be done in our application (Quire).
You're welcome if you'd like to fork one to integrate them.
I wondered why Polymer elements need a dash in custom elements name like <my-component> while this is not necessary for Angular components especially as Angular components also use ShadowDOM.
** Edit**
It doesn't even seem to be suggested good practice in Angular.
The HTML spec allows you to use unknown tags (<tab>, <panel>) without the HTML parser throwing a fit. To their benefit, Angular uses this behavior for their directives to make the components like native.
Tags that don't have a - inherit from HTMLUnknownElement. There's a good explanation of the upgrade process here: HTML5Rocks - Custom Elements - How elements are upgraded
Since Angular directives were designed in a time before the Custom Elements spec existed, they don't use a -. It's the standard that requires element names contain a -.
The dash is not required by Angular since there is no technical reason to require it. However, all large projects I have worked on prefix all components and directives with a two character and then dash prefix, e.g "ab-tab".
First, using dashes in names makes your syntax compatible with the Custom Elements standard, although Angular doesn't depending the spec.
Second, it helps with organization. Standard Angular directives are all prefixed with 'ng-'. By using your own prefix, people reading your code will be able to quickly distinguish between components from different libraries.
I'm working with polymer elements in dart. I'm doing a single page web app. I'm wondering if there's a way to dynamically link the element I need for this page instead of linking (loading the source) all in the front. I know there is a deferred class that you can declare but I'm not sure it works with HTML template too. Any wayto dynamically link the element once you need it?
Thanks,
Yi
DeferredLibrary should work for this (might still have some bugs or limitations)
Using code in Dart that wasn't imported at compile time is currently not supported.
This stems from my question that i started at MVC Beginner Question
Im now confident in developing a MVC website from the MVC side of things.
My fatal floor now is the UI level designing. i.e. designing views and master pages including css styling.
Just wanting to get any advice on where i should start? Im currently about to look at the expression studio to see if that will help.
I need to get up and running in this quickly so that it doesnt hold back the development of the website.
Thanks in advance
I would look at a CSS grid-framework like 960 Grid System or Blueprint.
There is often controversy from CSS/Markup purists as to whether the use of such frameworks is valid, but they often overlook that not everyone is a CSS expert. I have found that the use of these frameworks has saved me hours of productivity since my CSS skills (as a programmer) are not that great.
As far as using Expression, I tend to use this as a "test-bed" with simple HTML files. The Designer and CSS Style support seem to be more interactive than that which Visual Studio supports, so for quick mock-ups -- Expression, then move that HTML/CSS over to VS as soon as possible.
One other priceless tool to use while designing is the add-on "Firebug" for Firefox ... it allows you to inspect single elements on your page, the CSS properties affecting that element - it even allows you to change CSS attributes "on-the-fly" to immediately see the ramificatiions. This tool has saved me HOURS!
Consider finding a suitable theme in a free open source template.
Consider something that suits at http://www.freecsstemplates.org/.
Started working on Firefox add ons, which is done with JavaScript and XUL, and I find myself sorely wanting to use Dojo or someother kind of JavaScript like library, but I can't find one that exists. So I was thinking of starting a library by porting Dojo over to a Firefox add on specific fork. Get rid off the cross browser stuff, use array comprehension and other nice stuff available in Firefox's JavaScript engine. I worry about whether or not there's enough of a userbase who'd take advantage of this, but more than that I guess I'm wondering if there's already something like this? Google finds nothing.
Mozilla Corp developed a JavaScript library for this purpose: FUEL.
it is developed by John Resig the creator of jQuery.
To know how to use jQuery inside FF extension look at this similar question
jQuery, at least, functions perfectly well when embedded in a Firefox addon. I can't quote you names, but I've heard that several popular addons are already using jQuery.
Here's an article discussing using jQuery within XUL and some of the hoops you may need to jump through.
It is fairly common to embed jQuery in firefox extensions.