unemployment Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Is JQuery really all it's cracked up to be? I haven't started using it yet, i've been building all raw JS. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Quote Is JQuery really all it's cracked up to be? Yes it is. You should try it and find out. If you need reason to try it, just Google something like "Reasons to use JQuery". Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1214499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 It cuts out all the crap, and handles bucket loads of cross-browser related issues. Makes life so much simpler, and developing rich interactive applications a breeze. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1214824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcanker Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Hokey Smokes, yes it is! It's much easier to learn and condenses the code like you wouldn't believe. Plus, it's chainable, so you can attach multiple actions to one selector. The learning curve is low and you'll be saving yourself so much time after you start using it! Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1214908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSean Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Quote Hokey Smokes, yes it is! It's much easier to learn and condenses the code like you wouldn't believe. Plus, it's chainable, so you can attach multiple actions to one selector. The learning curve is low and you'll be saving yourself so much time after you start using it! Personally I found JQuery a bit of a pain to get into, I was quite comfterable with JavaScript. But thankfully I've gotten used to some of the Basics of JQuery. Is it worth it? Yes. Is there a large learning curve? For me, yes. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1214914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy99Jones Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Surely its great!Jquery to me is the best way to know the scope and limitations of a new technology is to implement a closer-to-real-world application using it. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1214948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcell Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I spent about 2 hours at work messing with it when I knew I had a program coming up that would demand a very very rich interaction and huge functionality. I caught the basics after about 2 hours and 1.5 weeks later I have 60% of the program developed. I couldn't praise it more dude. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1215114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkarrde Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 For small hacks/fixes/features jQuery is great. For a large Javascript application you will be better off in the long run using something like YUI, Dojo or ExtJS. See http://blog.rebeccamurphey.com/on-jquery-large-applications Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1215167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeytooth Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I dunno bout the size of the application mattering. jQuery like all other libraries is very helpful in many dynamics of a given project. And with any given project its how you put it together. Though my opinion is fairly byast as I am more partcial to jQuery myself I have dabbled with a couple others but find myself with jQuery 9 out of 10 times. Also worth mentioning any of the libraries aren't end all be all solutions they just ultimately cut time down on many of the otherwise tedious tasks and for the most part are more cross browser compliant then hand writing somethings to do the same things the libraries offer up. jQuery to me seems to be the more favorable choice as to me its a more mature library then the others. Although YUI is written by the team at yahoo, it does have commuinity support like jquery and the rest but at the end of the day to my knowing yui is completely controlled by the team at yahoo. Grant it that only means soo much but some people favor YUI for that reason. At the end of the day your question would be better asked like. Which library is going to better support my projects needs. jQuery by far as mounds of plugins, addons, community support and so on, but it doesnt always meet ones needs. Also something else to think about as mentioned prior its not an end all be all solution. meaning you will end up using plain old javascript within it as well for other needs. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/236211-is-jquery-really-that-great/#findComment-1215192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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