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November 5, 2009
Google Launches Closure Tools: A Javascript Candy Store
The Google Code blog announced the launch of a compiler, library, inspector and templates for sites to use to improve their javascript usage. The tools were "all started as 20% projects and hundreds of Googlers have contributed thousands of patches."
This central open source of all things javascript should prove very handy to web site owners and developers, as many of them are already being used by Google apps and widgets.
"Today, each Closure Tool has grown to be a key part of the JavaScript infrastructure behind web apps at Google. That's why we're particularly excited (and humbled) to open source them to encourage and support web development outside Google."
If the tools become widely adopted it could also help create a uniformity in code use that would help the search engine - but also the wbe community in general.
Posted by Frank Watson on November 5, 2009 11:35 PM
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Jerry - ItsAboutCash Teaches Marketing November 6, 2009 11:36 AM
Cleaner code on any site is something I welcome with open arms and a uniform coding structure would make life so much easier when hunting down addons for CMSs like Joomla and WordPress.
Anything that makes the browsing experience better for my visitors while making my job easier as a webmaster and business owner is good.
Jerry
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