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Simone Economo"Most people getting started with JavaScript these days are faced with the challenging task of picking a library to use, or at least which one to learn first. If you're working for a company chances are they have already chosen a framework for you, in which case the point is somewhat moot. If this is the case and they've chosen MooTools and you're used to jQuery, then this article might still be of some use to you."
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Helping you make a choice between these two frameworks involves me telling you how they are different. I'll start out by saying that both of them are excellent choices. You can't make a wrong choice here. Both frameworks have their strengths and weaknesses, but, in general, they are both great choices. There are other frameworks out there that are worth digging into as well. Dojo, Prototype, YUI, Ext and others are all great choices. Which one you choose really has more to do with your own style and what you need to accomplish. The purpose of this article is to focus on MooTools and jQuery, as increasingly these are the two frameworks that I see a lot of people considering. Finally, I'm not trying to convince anyone to switch from one framework to the other. There are interesting things about both frameworks from which you can learn. You can read a little more about this article and why I wrote it in my blog post on Clientcide where I announced it.
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If jQuery makes the DOM your playground, MooTools aims to make JavaScript your playground, and this is one of the reasons why it's harder to learn.
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Romain Pouclethttp://t.co/xyXx5er very interesting reading #mootools #jquery #javascript /via @kik
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...and if you go to MooTools, this is what you'll find:
MooTools is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer. It allows you to write powerful, flexible, and cross-browser code with its elegant, well documented, and coherent API.
I think this really sums it up. If you ask me (and you're reading this, so I'll assume you just have), the question isn't about which framework is better or worse. It's which one of these things above do you want to do? These two frameworks just aren't trying to do the same things. They overlap in the functionality they provide, but they are not trying to do the same things.
jQuery's description of itself talks about HTML, events, animations, Ajax, and web development. MooTools talks about object oriented-ness and writing powerful and flexible code. jQuery aspires to "change the way you write JavaScript" while MooTools is designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer.
Part of this consideration is the notion of a framework vs a toolkit. MooTools is a framework that attempts to implement JavaScript as it should be (according to MooTools' authors). The aim is to implement an API that feels like JavaScript and enhances everything; not just the DOM. jQuery is a toolkit that gives you an easy to use collection of methods in a self-contained system designed to make the DOM itself more pleasant. It just so happens that the DOM is where most people focus their effort when writing JavaScript, so in many cases, jQuery is all you need.
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Boris SchapiraAnalyse comparée de ces deux fameux frameworks JavaScript.
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Link SoepMost people getting started with JavaScript these days are faced with the challenging task of picking a library to use, or at least which one to learn first. If you're working for a company chances are they have already chosen a framework for you, in whic
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Hyung-Joo LimjQuery vs MooTools: Choosing Between Two Great JavaScript Frameworks http://ow.ly/17IMJ4
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Romain DesplanquesComparaison des modes de fonctionnement de jQuery et Mootools
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