Analysis of Jetpack-based Applications and Code Development

Most of the Jetpack-based examples are using markup that is brought as part of the single main application file. One interesting markup definition case shows the use of E4X-based notation as a means to insert a chunk of XML data into the JavaScript file.

var a = <> 
<div>This is my HTML</div> 
</>;

Challenge associated with markup creation

Currently there is no way to define easy ways to reuse rules that can manage the generation of markup, or dispatch logic relative to a chain of events that can create rich user experience based on app's needs.

Solution

jQuery helps

Other

Jetpacks are great ways to extend the browsing experience with a more lightweight and dynamic extension system. This state of creation creates new possibilities for the development of web applications. A new world of web-service connected extensions could be deployed. In this sense, an end-user should be able to mash rules that can produce user interface elements based on events associated with remote web services. Just like jQuery is a very nice, almost-template, way to query and modify things in the DOM, various template-based solutions could also be added to the infra-struture and serve as a way for Jetpack-based authors to create cool applications by just regulating the chain of events. End users could create Jetpacks by just mixing resources, web-remote resources, with structured User Interface interaction elements.

Templates in JetPack

* http://decafbad.com/blog/2008/09/01/writing-a-delicious-command-for-ubiquity