Re: [editing] Responsive Input Terminology

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Ben Peters <Ben.Peters@microsoft.com>
wrote:

> There has been a lot of debate [1][2] about the correct name for device
> independent events [3] as a concept*. We have considered Intention Events,
> Command Events, and Action Events among others. I believe we now have a
> good name for them- Responsive Input Events. The reason for this name is
> that it is the corollary to Responsive Layout: for input instead of output.
> Together these two concepts can help form the basis of Responsive Design
> going forward.
>

I'd be extremely wary of naming a category of DOM events after a term that
has a high buzz factor. Now I'm not suggesting RWD itself is a fad, but
that the term itself will slowly fade away as the technology becomes
mainstream and the focus moves beyond (or elsewhere), e.g. on card-based
design[VINH], context-aware design[SPOOL], or adaptive web design[FROST].

In five years, Responsive Input Events will sounds as weird as HTML5 App
Events would today.

--tobie

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[VINH]: http://www.subtraction.com/2014/08/26/what-is-a-card/
[SPOOL]: http://www.uie.com/articles/context_aware/
[FROST]: http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-principles-of-adaptive-design/