[jQuery] Form Plugin Question

[jQuery] Form Plugin Question


As jQuery has both a serialize() and serializeArray() method for
serializing an HTML form to a String and JSON respectively, why does
the Form Plugin at malsup.com include yet another serialize() method
in the form of formSerialize()? I understand the fieldSerialize()
method, but not the former.
My concern is that the file is 25K uncompressed and 8K compressed
which, to me, seems like a very heavy footprint even if the cost/
benefit is worth the size. If removing a potentially unnecessary
method will decrease the compressed size, then to me, it's worth it.
Thoughts? Flames?