http://simonwillison.net/2010-04-11T22:03:39+00:00Simon Willison2010-04-11T22:03:39+00:002010-04-11T22:03:39+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Apr/11/extending/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://perfectionkills.com/whats-wrong-with-extending-the-dom/">What&#x27;s wrong with extending the DOM</a></strong></p> Detailed explanation of the problems that crop up from extending built-in DOM objects using JavaScript, from Prototype developer kangax. Prototype 2.0 will be dropping this technique entirely—will MooTools follow suit? <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/kangax">kangax</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/monkeypatching">monkeypatching</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mootools">mootools</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/prototype-js">prototype-js</a></p>