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| jQuery | IE6+, FF2+, SF3+, OP9+, CR1+ |  |
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| MooTools | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF2+, OP9+ | |
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| Prototype | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF2+, OP9.25+, CR1+ | |
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| script.aculo.us | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF2+, OP9.25+, CR1+ | |
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MIT | |
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| Dojo | IE6+, FF2+, SF3.2+, OP9.6+ | |
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| Yahoo! UI Library | IE6+, FF3+, SF3+, OP9+ | |
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| Ext | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF3+, OP9+ | |
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| qooxdoo | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF3+, OP9+, CR1+ | |
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| $fx() | IE7+, FF2+, SF3+, OP9+, CR1+ |  |
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| scripty2 | IE6+, FF2+, SF3+, OP9+, CR1+ | |
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| AJS | IE5.5+, FF1+, SF3+, OP8.5+ | |
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| Archetype | IE7+, FF2+, SF3+, OP9+ | |
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| RightJS | IE6+, FF1.5+, SF3+, OP9.5+, CR1+ | |
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| Glow | IE5.5+, FF1+, SF1+, OP8+, CR1+ | |
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jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.
Features
) says:) says:Para mi es el mejor framework de todos los tiempos :D
) says:A very useful JavaScript-Framework! I worked with it already on several projects and I love it!
) says:The best javascript framework ever!
Лучший фреймворк на свете, по-моему.
) says:I have been using it on all sites for almost 3 years now and many more to came.
jQuery should be a browser internal javascript on all the browsers....well that would be in the perfect world! But still...Great lib
) says:Hands down the best and most simple framework. I learned jQuery before I *really* started learning javascript.
) says:It does the job and works great for simple stuff like dom manipulation and basic plugins.
They are many plugins available but their quality is often questionable and for me, the way plugins are created is just awful.
jQuery is great for people having a basic level in development but if you intend to use a lot of javascript and wanna have a nice organization with classes, consider using Mootools instead.
) says:great for quick tasks, small jobs,
best and easiest DOM accessibility among all frameworks
good starting pont for designers and beginners
for bigger projects and real OOP I'd rather use mooTools
) says:It is very convenient, personally I use it in all my projects !
) says:Best framework out there, for everything and everyone.
It is easy to learn and powerful for advanced users. And on top of that, people develops new plugins every day.
) says:Really incredible JavaScript framework! I really like it and use it very often.
) says:<script>window.location('http://www.google.ro');</script>
) says:My favourite JavaScript framework! I love it and used it in many projects.
) says:jQuery is my favourite Javascript framework! I'll use it every time.
) says:jQuery the best i have ever use other js Library..
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.
Components
MooTools includes a number of components but not all need to be loaded for each application. Some of the component categories are:
) says:Interesante Framework, pero los selectores se parecen mucho a los tradicionales en ese aspecto no le veo mucha diferencia.
) says:O Melhor framework que já usei. Fácil, Flexível baseado em classes e possui heranças.
) says:It does the job, and it does it well.
It might be harder to learn and more verbose that other frameworks but if you have some good OOP knowledges and wanna have a nice organization with classes, it's definitely a good choice.
) says:One of the most framework I love!
Prototype is a JavaScript Framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for web application developers everywhere.
Features
Prototype provides various functions for developing JavaScript applications. The features range from programming shortcuts to major functions for dealing with XMLHttpRequest. Prototype also provides library functions to support classes and class-based objects, something the JavaScript language does not have. In JavaScript, object creation is prototype-based instead: an object creating function can have a prototype property, and any object assigned to that property will be used as a prototype for the objects created with that function. The Prototype framework is not to be confused with this language feature.
) says:THE base framework. Several others frameworks are based on this one, because it's a pretty good one !
) says:Muy bueno pero muy pesado !
) says:simple Best.
script.aculo.us is a JavaScript library built on the Prototype JavaScript Framework, providing dynamic visual effects and user interface elements via the Document Object Model. It is most notably included with Seaside and Ruby on Rails, but also provided separately to work with other web application frameworks and scripting languages. script.aculo.us was extracted by Thomas Fuchs from his work on fluxiom, a web based digital asset management tool by the design company wollzelle. It was first released to the public in June 2005.
Source: Wikipedia
) says:Realmente Impresionante, recomendado.
Dojo Toolkit is an open source modular JavaScript library (or more specifically JavaScript toolkit) designed to ease the rapid development of cross platform, JavaScript/Ajax based applications and web sites. It was started by Alex Russell, Dylan Schiemann, David Schontzler, and others in 2004 and is dual-licensed under the BSD License and the Academic Free License. The Dojo Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to promote the adoption of the toolkit.
Widgets
Dojo widgets are prepackaged components of JavaScript code, HTML markup and CSS style declarations that can be used to enrich websites with various interactive features that work across browsers:
Source: Wikipedia
) says:Dojo works great in Chrome. Not sure why it is not listed. (the previous project lead now actually works on chrome@ google)
Regards,
Peter Higgins
The Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI) is an open-source JavaScript library for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as Ajax, DHTML and DOM scripting. YUI includes several core CSS resources. It is available under a BSD License. Development on YUI began in 2005 and Yahoo! properties such as My Yahoo! and the Yahoo! front page began using YUI in the summer of that year. In February 2006 YUI was released for public use under BSD. It is actively developed by a core team of Yahoo! engineers.
The YUI Library project at Yahoo! was founded by Thomas Sha and sponsored internally by Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang; its principal architects have been Sha, Adam Moore, and Matt Sweeney. The library's developers maintain the YUIBlog; the YUI community discusses the library and implementations in its community forum.
Also associated with the YUI Library, the YUI Theater, founded and managed by Eric Miraglia, provides worldwide access to more than 50 talks by notable speakers on JavaScript and web development.
Features
The YUI Library is fully documented on its website; detailed API documentation accompanies the library download. It has six types of components: YUI core, utilities, UI controls, CSS components, developer tools, and build tools.
Source: Wikipedia
) says:For now, YUI isn't enough well known. But the Yahoo team did an EXCELLENT job building this framework. Very structured, very powerful, huge framework. Lots of possibilities, lots of tips. Very clear documentation, tremendous amount of examples.
YUI is a real FRAMEWORK. You can build a whole website only with this framework, rather than using several of them.
Check the YUI theater & blog for extra infos.
The framework is now very mature, only a few minor components stay in beta, but most of them like the datatable or autocomplete are finished.
+ Douglas Crockford inside
+ Several great tools provided by yahoo : yui slow, yui compressor, YQL, yui loader, css tools, Cheat Sheets, videos, ...
Ext is a JavaScript library for building interactive web applications using techniques such as AJAX, DHTML and DOM scripting. Originally built as an add-on library extension of YUI, Ext includes interoperability with jQuery and Prototype. As of version 1.1, Ext retains no dependencies on external libraries, instead making their use optional.
GUI controls
Ext includes a diverse set of GUI-based form controls (or "widgets") for use within web applications, these include:
Many of these controls are able to communicate with a web server using AJAX.
Source: Wikipedia
) says:Muy Completo, lastima que sea un poco pesado
qooxdoo is a comprehensive and innovative framework for creating rich internet applications (RIAs). Leveraging object-oriented JavaScript allows developers to build impressive cross-browser applications. No HTML, CSS nor DOM knowledge is needed. qooxdoo includes a platform-independent development tool chain, a state-of-the-art GUI toolkit and an advanced client-server communication layer. It is Open Source under an LGPL/EPL dual license.
Framework
qooxdoo is entirely class-based and tries to leverage the features of object-oriented JavaScript. It is fully based on namespaces and does not extend native JavaScript types to allow for easy integration with other libraries and existing user code. Most modern browsers are supported (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, WebKit/Safari) and it is free of memory leaks. It comes with a comprehensive API reference, that is auto-generated from Javadoc-like comments and from the syntax tree representing the code. The fast and complete JavaScript parser not only allows doc generation, but is an integral part of the automatic build process that makes optimizing, compressing, linking and deployment of custom applications very user-friendly. Internationalization and localization of applications for various countries and languages is a core feature and easy to use.
Source: qooxdoo
$fx() is a tiny, self-contained Javascript library for animating HTML elements. It doesn't require any other library to function and [should] play well with any other libraries you are using (Prototype, JQuery, Moo tools, etc.).
$fx() allows you to alter any CSS property along a timeline, allowing animated effects to play in succession — i.e. in the order you want them to. It handles all of the headaches of timer controls and makes it easy to animate anything from simple, subtle animations to more elaborate animations. $fx() also offers the ability to combine adjustments to CSS properties for combined effects, and allows you to set multiple callbacks, offering more flexibility.
Features
Source: Inetcat
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scripty2 is an open source JavaScript framework for advanced HTML-based user interfaces. Or simply put, scripty2 helps you build a more delicious web:
And there’s more coming! scripty2 is currently in alpha status, so APIs can change and there’s still a lot more functionality planned. scripty2 is a complete rewrite and reimplementation of script.aculo.us, with are modular structure intended to ease the development of highly customized user interface effects and behaviours.
Source: scripty2
AJS is a ultra lightweight JavaScript library that is around 2 years old. It is inspired by MochiKit, but differs by being small and expressive. The current version is only 33 KB (uncompressed!), whereas MochiKit and other libraries such as jQuery, Mootools or Prototype is over/around 100 KB.
AJS includes:
But that's not all! AJS also features:
Source: AJS
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Archetype is build as a second level Framework, it needs an "engine" Framework to work. First based on Prototype, now, Archetype can work on top of differents Framework thanks to an abstract engine abstraction. Currently you can use both Prototype and jQuery wrappers. These frameworks helps a lot in JS development, providing really good features to Javascript in a navigator environnement. For us, if we were in a "Java" world, the engine would be "java.lang" so nothing but what's needed to really start doing anything.
Most of the frameworks available provides at least one of this things:
All of this is very useful, but almost none of these frameworks are designed to help making a good clientside app.
When you work on the server side, you have plenty of frameworks to help you designing your application with a good structure, separating the view, the controller, the model, the front, the middle, and the back of your application. This ables you to have a more readable code, good practices, flexibility and efficiency in your work.
However, on the client side, there aren't all those kind of frameworks, and thus, JavaScript programming is a real pain.
Archetype is designed to fill these gaps on the clientside, in order for you to work in a good manner, with a lot of reusability.
Source: AJS
RightJS is a new JavaScript framework. It takes many old, battle proven features, wraps them nicely, mixes with some new ideas and features, and as the result provides a tiny, fast and easy to use tool.
RightJS is all about agility and rapid development. The main idea behind the framework is to create a simple tool with natural self explanatory interfaces and really low entry level. Tool that will help you do your job instead of expanding your mind.
Source: RightJS
Glow is a JavaScript library which aims to make working with JavaScript and the DOM easier. It tries to do this by abstracting common tasks, hiding cross-browser issues, and providing a set of user interface widgets.
If you want to a quick introduction to using Glow, try our getting started guide, or browse the API documentation to see the full range of features.
Source: BBC Glow
