jQuery: King of Javascript
According to a recent poll at css-tricks.com, jQuery is now the most popular javascript library. At Bitopia, we've been using jQuery since the very early days and I can say I'm definitely not surprised. We have seen the framework develop from a small collection of useful tools to ease our javascript development woes, to an powerful and essential addition to any web application that we develop. Almost every release brings dramatic speed improvements and you can be guaranteed to find further functionality and improvements to existing features.
I've personnally lost count of the number of times I've thought to myself, thank god for jQuery. The sheer simplicity of installation (a single simple script tag), and the ease of use (commands can be chained together to form powerful single line actions) should make it the javascript library of choice for any web developer.
The new jQuery foundation hasn't stopped there either. The new user interface optional library should help ease of development for commonly used widgets. It's still in the early stages so there are problems, but it's looking very promising, especially the bespoke "Theme Roller" for quickly changing styles whilst keeping the overall feel of the application style.
If you haven't tried jQuery yet, then head straight over to jquery.com and have a read, I really cannot recommend it enough! The recently revamped API documentation at api.jquery.com has been well thought out and is a pleasure to use. After that, you should also check out docs.jquery.com, visualjquery.com and learningjquery.com for all the help you'll need.
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