Sprockets is a tool from the makers of the “Prototype” Javascript library designed to ease the integration of multiple files via an inclusion system. yavascript is that and so much more, integrating syntax-aware minification and conditional compilation. While writing up my report on yavascript as part os my third year project I had to justify why I chose not to use Sprocket’s way of doing things. The simple answer is I didn’t want to, I like C and wanted to do it C’s way, but I figured that wouldn’t cut it in a technical report, so this led to a serious critical analysis of both systems.
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