jQuery Reading Assignment

[Daniel_Haydn]

1: it’s a JavaScript tool library.

2: by saving time not having to write code from scratch.it also lets us use animations, AJAX requests, and dropdown menus.

3: The uncompressed is easier to use due to comments and formats but is bigger in storage size. The minified is much smaller, but not as user-friendly.

[Narnia]

jQuery is a free open-source javascript library.
It helps us write powerful apps using less lines of code, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel, and it makes it easier to write cross-browser javacript code.
The uncompressed version is easier for humans to read and modify but takes longer to download. The minified version is compressed with all comments and white space removed so it is harder for humans to work with, but downloads much faster with its smaller size.

[mr_nv]

1. What is jQuery?
   jQuery is a javascript library that allows for simpler web page creation and web app development.
2. How does it help us as developers?
   Can easily add interesting animations, Can minimize network delay through using Ajax to avoid web page reloading. Can manipulate the DOM with far fewer lines of code. Can easily create drag and drop interfaces. Can add complex form validation. And very importantly it can make code run on many different browsers with little difficulty.
3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
   Minified is the compressed version of jQuery with whitespace etc removed and uncompressed shows whitespace and comments. Uncompressed allows for programmers to explore and understand the code more easily while compressed allows for better network speed.

[Crypto_Sherlock]

1. jQuery is a library that allows you to build easier and quicker javascript apps and webpages.

2. jQuery helps us as developers because it shortens the amount of code one might have to type out by using readily available pre-made code.

3. The uncompressed is easier to read. When using the minified it allows web pages and app to load faster because it is generally a smaller file size.

[bratulja]

What is jQuery?
jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps.

How does it help us as developers?
It has ready to use codes that you can implement in your programm.

Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
One is easier to read and has all the coments inside but it takes more space.
The other has all the unnecessary stuff removed and takes less space but is harder to read.

[MaxCrypto]

1. It’s a Javascript-based library that you can link your website to, to make it easier to write code.
2. As a developer you don’t need to write out your own code for complex things, you can just call upon a piece of code from jQuery saving you a lot of time and energy.
3. The uncompressed one is easier to read but is a large file. The minified one is a smaller file without comments, whitespace, and unnecessary characters making it quicker for visitors to download, but hard to read. You’d use the uncompressed one to create the website, and the minified one to include in your finished website.

[MosesCruz22]

JQuery is library containing pre-made “code” allowing for faster and more efficient coding of programs. It also makes existing coded programs easier to update, fix and or repair.

It helps us mainly with time management and maybe a bit of “cleaner” coding.

Minified js is a “completed” code in the sense that it is"compressed" for lack of a better word; as oppose to a Uncompressed js which is pretty much a blank slate for new code, entirely.

[Bojo]

1. jQuery is JS library
2. jQuery gives a possibility to create powerful functionality with few lines of code instead of few pages, so it saves your time, make writing code much more convenient
3. uncompressed version of jQuery has a lot of comment and explanations to make code readable
   minified version has all the unnecessary elements removed so it can make dowloading of webpage or app much faster

[maxs]

1. “jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps”
2. jQuery helps developers by providing some pre-built functionalities that can be used to code in JS in a much easier and more efficient way.
3. uncompressed contains comments to help developers understand the code
   minified doesn’t contain all that helps but is optimized to run quicker in practice

[FunCoupons]

1. jquery is a java script based library that aids developers in building java script based app quicker and more effieicently.

2. jquery enables the ease of use and readability when developing java script based apps.

3. The uncompressed version of jquery is maintainable and readable. The minified version is as minute as possible to enable the script to load quicker on pages.

[Ali504]

1.Jquery is a Javascript library .
2.As a developer we can get codes for everything in programming .
3.Minfied is a compact version hard to read and small in size and uncompressed has taken a huge space but easy to read .

[REZ]

1. what is jQuery?
a. It’s the most popular free JavaScript library available for helping develop applications with a faster pace.

2. How does it help us as developers?
a. It helps developers to quickly build a JavaScript application, by writing a single line of JavaScript code instead of 10 regular lines.

3. Why do we have 2 versions of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
a. Uncompressed files contain all comments, whitespace and other characters. This makes the file much larger than a minified jQuery file. Minified files main purpose is providing the actual code without the hassle of unnecessary comments or whatnot.

[ZED91]

@ivan

Leave your answers to the questions below in this thread. If you have any questions or you want to discuss something connected to the assignment feel free to do it in this thread as well, but please everything to the topic.

1. What is jQuery?
2. How does it help us as developers?
3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?

1. jQuery is an opensource Javascript library
2. It help us by providing building blocks. So we can achieve more with less code.
3. Minified is a naked code, no explanation. Uncompressed therefor is the code with comments. Better for noobies

[ballack13r]

1. jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps.
2. jQuery makes it easy to write powerful JavaScript apps and create eye-catching animated effects rivalling those of Flash movies. It helps to save time.
3. There are 2 versions of jQuery because we can choose between an easy to read but big size version (uncompressed) or a space saving but hard to read/modify (minified) version.

[santiago]

1. What is jQuery?

jQuery is a free JavaScript library.

2. How does it help us as developers?

It contains already ready-to-use code that we can use to build our own programs, saving a lot of time.

3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?

Because the minified version is the one you want to link from your webpage, as it is much smaller and thus quicker to download. The uncompressed one is bigger in size, but it is easier to read and modify, being the one you want to have in order to understand the code written in the library.

[DaveRad]

1. a free library of pre-written javascript code for many different uses and functionalities.
2. helps us to not have to write code for functionalities that have already been written i.e. use what is already created. This prewritten code is also tried tested and true on various browsers, sparing coders from all that as well.
   3.uncompressed is for editability and compressed is for speed/memory.

[Aura]

1. It’s a free JavaScript library.
2. It makes it easier and quicker to build webpages and apps that use JavaScript.
3. Because of size difference. Minified should be used in webpages and apps for clients to use (takes less time to download). Uncompressed type is there for documentation/understanding purposes.

[ol_frank]

1. jQuery serves as a library in which we can reuse code. It is well established.
2. Makes the code developers write more succinct and powerful.
3. Difference in size and ability to edit code. Uncompressed files are larger in size and would be implemented if you want to change/ aspects of it. Minified files are compressed and take up less memory but are difficult to read and wouldn’t be edited as easily.

[Louwrens]

1. What is jQuery?
   one of the most commonly used libraries for javascript

2. How does it help us as developers?
   it provides preset functions that we do not have to rewrite, but can simply call it from the library

3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
   minifield version leaves out spaces to save space, where as the uncompressed one is much more readable with spaces

[Zaan]

1. jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps
2. with jQuery you can write a single line of code to achieve what would have taken 10-20 lines of regular JavaScript code
3. The uncompressed .js file is easy to read and modify, but it’s around 160kb in size (at the time of writing). The minified .js file has all comments, whitespace, and other unnecessary characters removed from the file, squeezing the whole library into a mere 23kb. Although you can’t easily read the code, this is the version you’ll want to place on your site, as it’s much quicker for visitors to download