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Got an email passively slamming friend Jeffrey Zeldman’s 10K Apart competition, because it allowed too many Kb’s, is a sponsored event, and “it’s been done before”. The email argued that the new js1k.com competition is more challenging and thus pushing developers to do more creative things. Below is my reply:
Very cool, though I’m not sure if that’s a fair comparison. js1k.com is pitching “pretty effects” with from what I can tell little to no practical use. While the 10K Apart competition is asking for not only visually appealing interfaces, it’s asking for purpose and usefulness. People are creating applications and games, not simply visual effects.
Yes it’s also marketing the An Event Apart conference, but I argue it is challenging people. A la
http://10k.aneventapart.com/Entry/62Ps. The 10K is not only js, it’s also html and images.
Pps. The reason Js Libaries don’t and arguably shouldn’t count against you is because they are CDN hosted and so popularly used. Chances are, they are already in your cache from a visit to another website. Perhaps Google.com or Bing.com2 unsolicited cents