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ComponentJS -- Powerful run-time Component System for structuring HTML5-based Rich Clients
http://componentjs.com/
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name collision #8

Closed tj closed 11 years ago

tj commented 11 years ago

hey man! Not a huge deal but I just wanted to point out https://github.com/component/component in case you haven't seen that effort, we've got over 600 components so far in the last ~4 months or so

rse commented 11 years ago

Thanks for the gentle hint. Indeed, it isn't a big deal because a generic IT term like "component" obviously always creates some name conflicts. But our projects play different games anyway: your "components" are actually installation-time items (usually aka packages) for JavaScript while my "components" are run-time items on the software architecture level. I actually named my project ComponentJS because it supports the "Component-Oriented Programming" architecture paradigm in JavaScript. Some history of my project you find under http://componentjs.com/imprint.html

So, beside the common JavaScript language context our projects do not overlap in scope at all. And it makes sense for both projects to carry the term "component" in their name, of course. A user even can use both at the same time: install my run-time library with the help of your packaging environment. Voila!

Keep up your good work and valuable contribution to the steadily growing world of Open Source Software...