[jQuery] How does everyone handle the constant updating of jQuery and plug-ins?
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<p class=MsoNormal>What does everyone do to stay updated with the latest jQuery
and plug-ins<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>for every website?<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Up to this point, I’ve been putting my jQ in my site
folders, but the more jQ I use<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>on sites, the more of a chore it is to go through and update
everything with the<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>latest versions… and jQ and its plug-ins changes
quickly!<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is it better to setup a central repository on my server to
hold the jQ and plug-ins?<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It would seem so…<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>That leads me to another question… has anyone thought
about developing some<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>kind of auto-updating function(s) like most software has
today for jQ and the plug-ins?<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Is it possible to use jQ to check online for updated
versions and plug-ins that are in<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>use on a particular system, compare the updated versions to
what’s currently on the<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>server and download newer versions that are deemed stable
and ready for primetime?<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I know this raises some issues with whether or not updates
will break existing code,<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>but the current plug-ins for a particular jQ version could
be verified by the plug-in<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>user as having been testing for the jQ version being
considered for download.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If all is not well, then the update doesn’t occur.<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I just think we need some kind of automated system to keep
everything up-to-date<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>without breaking anything versus having to manually perform
updates to jQ, et al…<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thoughts?<o:p></o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Rick<o:p></o:p>
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