DHTML V Jquery? - Post ID 129115

Jun 18th, 2010 at 01:10 PM
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G'kar
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Hi guys and girls,
I've been reading a hearing a lot on Jquery of late and have started to learn it. However my question is what is the advantage of using Jquery over DHTML? or is there any. I know Javascript can be a pain to work on all browsers sometimes but usually it's not that difficult.
I would be interested on any opinions.
Thanks.
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Jun 18th, 2010 at 04:32 PM
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Jquery is very light and already compressed (minified version) so it does not hog too many resources. It is very easy to get carried away with DHTML and thus making your end page size gigantic. Just my preference.
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Jun 18th, 2010 at 05:37 PM
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What have you guys developed using the library? Do you have any examples?
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Jun 18th, 2010 at 05:58 PM
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Not sure who you are speaking to, but my home page utilizes jquerry, at

http://www.innovatewebdevelopment.com

The scrolling portfolio.
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Jun 18th, 2010 at 06:20 PM
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Thanks for sharing, Eric. That is some light code. :)
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Jun 18th, 2010 at 06:25 PM
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G'kar wrote:
...what is the advantage of using Jquery over DHTML? or is there any.


Basically, Jquery takes care of quite a bit of the dhtml scripting for you, but it is also heavier and less efficient than custom, well-written code designed for a single, specific purpose. 56k for the main jquery.js file and then there may be other additional js files required. I can't code js, so jquery would certainly be an option.
Jun 19th, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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G'kar
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Eric - Yeah that's a great use of the plug in you got there.

Tony the tiger - I haven't developed anything with Jquery yet, I have just started to learn the syntax, although it doesn't seem that difficult.

Cary - Yes with the all the plug ins Jquery has, it's a viable options for some fancy stuff. I love DHTML but I'm always open to new (or new to me) ways of making things easier.
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Jun 19th, 2010 at 02:36 PM
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Jquerry is generally thought to be more "up and coming".
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Jun 19th, 2010 at 04:42 PM
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Hey, if I can find readily available scripts on the net that meet my needs, I'm game. :)
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