Why is jQuery so popular?

Saturday, August 8th, 2009 JQuery, Programming, Website Design by admin

Why is jQuery so popular?

Before knowing the reason for popularity of jQuery , let us know about jQuery. jQuery refers to a JavaScript library that helps programmers2 to create web2.0 applications without much code. This is a lightweight and concise library without a huge framework. This library can be used for rapid web development works especially with respect to event handling, Ajax interactions, HTML document traversing, animating, CSS manipulations, DOM modification etc. This free open source library comes under MIT and GNU license. Many companies such as Microsoft and Nokia have already utilized this library in their products.

The reasons for popularity of jquery are as follows

• It is very simple, fast and concise. It does not have heavy framework.
  
• The total size is just 115 Kbytes but minified is just 55 K bytes.
  
• Hundreds of plug-ins are available making it highly extendable. Many features can be added.
  
• With very less coding, it handles Ajax very well.
  
• Big companies like Microsoft and Nokia have adopted it. Improvements are expected. Since Microsoft adopted it for JavaScript, it gained popularity.
  
• Cross browser compatibility and ease of use.
  
• It is very lightweight when compared with other JavaScript frameworks.
  
• Large set of plug-ins are available for very specific requirements.
  
• It uses CSS syntax and can be easily learnt by a designer.
  
• You can find support since there is a large development community and variety of plug-ins.
  
• Microsoft have added it into visual studio, they are providing support and enhancing debugging capabilities.
  
• It has a great documentation that explains everything clearly.
  
• It is very simple, clear and clear. Dom manipulation with querying and chaining is wonderful.
  
• Very easy to learn and online document gives excellent information.
  
• Reduced number of lines of code: You can perform a task that requires 50 lines of code in just 10 lines using jQuery.
  
• It really makes Ajax development simple.
  
• Apart from these reasons, many online tools are built exclusively for jQuery functions. You can build your own java script library with the help of these tools. Let us know about some of these tools since they have contributed in the popularity of jQuery
  
• Creating animation and effects using javascript is not an easy task and requires deep understanding and imagination. In spite of all this, it will be extremely difficult to do. jQuery comes to rescue. An application by name Glimmer that is developed by Microsoft assists web developers by generating codes for effects. In addition, it generates code for CSS and XHTML. Effects can be added easily in any online application. This application is free to use.
  
• jQuery function builder is a tool that is capable of generating functions that can be used by developers in online applications. Developers who are not good in JavaScript and jquery can utilize this tool to generate the code. The users should provide the tool with the function and it provides the code.

With so many benefits, jQuery is here to stay. Sarasota web Design Company provides with excellent design and development solutions.