Nerd – Matteo Cisilino

( uf92yp6439 ) Since my first steps in AJAX technology i was wondering tring to check out a simple , light and fast javascript library or framework . I’ve tried many of the so called cutting edge libraries , prototype , mootools, dojo ( i’ve written about ) .

Unfortunately i was using not a good mental sistuation , boarding a library is a trauma if you want to use it as fast as you can , so i’ve reached not the right answers . Now with more months of experience i can say :

Prototype : Powerful , quite lightweight , but with a poor poor documentation .

Mootools : quite powerful , if implemented ( implement a framework ? ) with a more rich documentation than prototype , but always poor .

dojo : the most hevy libraries i’ve ever seen . It’s ok , if you use the core is lighter than others but using only the core the things you can get are very limited . I’ve used to do some project because already packed in Zend Framework

write your own HTMLRequest : stupid and not secure .

jquery , lightweight , also if used with some all UI . The documentation is very reach and well explained . In the project site you can find many tutorials dedicated to the method you want to use without mixing & confusing .

Other thing , the most important i think , is that jquery is very well distributed on the internet , many tutorial and such a world of already done plugins also well explained . The UI libraries follow the rules of the jquery project so well explanation and documentation .

These are always all humble opinions , but if you want to ask me what’s the best javascript library to use be sure to hear "let’s use jquery"

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