> Lot's of it is.
(Zepto is broken across multiple files so I might be missing some functionality.)
Roughly, Zepto has this many properties/method: On $: 5, On $.fn: 32.
jQuery has: On $: 95, On $.fn: 146.
Phrases like "jQuery-compatible syntax (lots of the jQuery API supported!)" make it seem like you can just rip jQuery out of an application and drop Zepto in - and it'll just work. Zepto only supports about 15% of the jQuery API - I'm very skeptical that any major jQuery plugin would "just work" given the provided API.
Framing the marketing within the context of jQuery (or, really, even Prototype) is disingenuous and creates a deceptive message. A better way to market the code would be: "Zepto provides a simple API for making JavaScript awesome in the latest WebKit mobile browsers - all in 2KB!"
That's 100% accurate and frames the code in a way that users will be able to grasp (2KB is nothing! It'll make my code simpler when I build my next PhoneGap app!). Whereas framing it within the context of jQuery doesn't benefit Zepto - it doesn't support more than one platform and it doesn't support the full jQuery API.
(Zepto is broken across multiple files so I might be missing some functionality.)
Roughly, Zepto has this many properties/method: On $: 5, On $.fn: 32.
jQuery has: On $: 95, On $.fn: 146.
Phrases like "jQuery-compatible syntax (lots of the jQuery API supported!)" make it seem like you can just rip jQuery out of an application and drop Zepto in - and it'll just work. Zepto only supports about 15% of the jQuery API - I'm very skeptical that any major jQuery plugin would "just work" given the provided API.
Framing the marketing within the context of jQuery (or, really, even Prototype) is disingenuous and creates a deceptive message. A better way to market the code would be: "Zepto provides a simple API for making JavaScript awesome in the latest WebKit mobile browsers - all in 2KB!"
That's 100% accurate and frames the code in a way that users will be able to grasp (2KB is nothing! It'll make my code simpler when I build my next PhoneGap app!). Whereas framing it within the context of jQuery doesn't benefit Zepto - it doesn't support more than one platform and it doesn't support the full jQuery API.