jQuery Reading Assignment

Javascript Programming
#1103

  1. jQuery is a JavaScript library of codes from developers who like to share their work, that you link to your website, allowing you to build faster and easier.

  2. jQuery helps us by being able to access already working code for animations, AJAX requests, manipulating the DOM, creating slide shows, drop down menus, drag and drop, better forms, and the ability to write across different browsers.

  3. Minifield is the compressed version of jQuery that has all the fluff removed, reducing the size of the file, making your website faster and better UI.
    Uncompressed, is the large file of jQuery allowing you to read and see everything that is written in the codes. (easier to read)

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#1104

What is jQuery?

A JavaScript Library that contains a repository of code that users may reuse.

How does it help us as developers?

It benefits us since it provides us with a variety of finished functionality that we did not have to break our heads constructing ourselves.

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

When programming, the uncompressed version is easier to read and change. The minified version is used in production since the file is smaller and takes less time to download for visitors.

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#1105

1. What is jQuery?

Simply put, jQuery is a free JavaScript library. It is vastly employed across the web, including on many of the most popular websites

2. How does it help us as developers?

It helps developers write JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code.

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

The minified version gets rid of all the comments within the uncompressed code, considerably reducing its size and effectively reducing web pages’ loading time.

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#1106
  1. What is jQuery?
    A popular js library
  2. How does it help us as developers?
    it contains code ready to use, saving time for everyone using it
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    uncompressed can be read normally and this is useful but it is about 150kb, whilst the minified version is approx 23kb, hence much quicker to be downloaded, but some part of the code, like spaces, etc…have been eliminated to make it easier, making it quite difficult to read.
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#1107

  1. jQuery is a javascript based library that help programmers build javascript applications faster.

  2. The jQuery make it easier to write powerful js apps by re-using code for common tasks like image slideshows, drop down menus, and Ajax requests.

  3. The uncompressed is easier to read the code for developers. The minified version removes whitespace etc making it difficult to read but this makes the file much smaller and therefore loads on your webpage much faster.

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#1108
  1. jQuery is a free javascript library that makes it easier and quicker for programmers to build JS webpages and apps.
  2. Adding animated effects to elements, manipulating the DOM, creating image slideshows, making drop-down menus, creating drag-and-drop interfaces adding power to forms and many more.
  3. The minified version is a compressed version that has some unnecesarry characters removed from the file. It is only 23kb so it will produce fast loading speeds for users who for example visit a website that was built using the minified version. The uncompressed version is easier to read and modify and work with for the programmers.
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#1109

1. What is jQuery?
jQuery is the most popular javascript library in use today. The library makes is quicker and easier to build webpages and webapps.

  1. . How does it help us as developers?
  • With jQuery you can write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code.
  • jQuery is great for things like animations, Ajax requests, DOM manipulation, image effects, and user interface elements.
  • jQuery lets you easily write cross-browser JavaScript code.

3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery- minified and uncompressed?
There are two versions to make it easier for visitors to download.

  • uncompressed- is easier to read and modify but its 160kb in size.
  • minified- is smaller in size but its harder to read code since the library is squeezed down.
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#1110
  1. What is jQuery?
    jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps
  2. How does it help us as developers?
    With jQuery you can write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code.
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    The uncompressed version is readable and maintanable, The minified version is as small as possible to allow for the script to load faster on pages.
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#1111
  1. What is jQuery?
    jquery is a js library
  2. How does it help us as developers?
    it helps developers as it has precoded functions that devs can re-use .
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    the uncompressed version has markup that allows us to stand all the intricacies of the code, whereas the minified version is useful when embedding it in your code as it can execute the code more quickly.
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#1112
  1. What is jQuery?

jQuery is a popular JavaScript library that comes with numerous build-in features and is particularly helpful in building JavaScript webpages and web apps. It has a high degree of portability as it is platform-independent and supports different types of browsers, which is beneficial for building apps. Long story short, jQuery is a very useful file that comes with a powerful and comprehensive toolset for webpage / web apps creation.

  1. How does it help us as developers?

jQuery offers a large variety of programs / code that can be used for numerous tasks, ranging from very simple to highly complex tasks. Using jQuery, a programmer can call functions from the library instead of writing many lines of code, which improves readability, reduces complexity, and saves time. jQuery is very portable and thus allows to easily write cross-browser code.

  1. Why do we have two versions of jQuery – minified and uncompressed?

The uncompressed file is easier to read, which makes this version more suitable for programmers interested in reading, understanding, and modifying the source code.

The minified version is specifically designed to reduce the file size by removing all unnecessary content that doesn’t affect functionality. This is done to preserve bandwidth and thus the minified version is used in the production environment.

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#1113

  1. What is jQuery?
    jQuery is a free JavaScript library

  2. How does it help us as developers?

  • With jQuery you can write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code.
  • jQuery is great for things like animations, Ajax requests, DOM manipulation, image effects, and user interface elements.
  • jQuery lets you easily write cross-browser JavaScript code.
  1. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
  • 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.
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#1114
  1. jQuery is a free JS Library. It help us to write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code.
  2. With jQuery we can re-use code write a single line of code to achieve what would have taken 10-20 lines of regular JavaScript code. We can use animations, Ajax requests, DOM manipulation, image effects, and user interface elements and also easily write cross-browser JavaScript code.
  3. The uncompressed version is readable and easy to modify (with all comments). The minified version we can place on our site, as it’s much quicker for visitors to download.
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#1115

  1. jQuery is free javascript library of several reuusable functionalities

  2. It helps developers to reduce time and effort iin development project

  3. we have 2-version of jQuery because
    the minified version is reduced in size
    where as the uncompressed version - contain all the origiinal jQuery functionalities

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#1116

  1. What is jQuery?
    JQuery is an external javascript library which brings many features to standard javascript.

  2. How does it help us as developers?
    It helps developers writing code more quickly and add very convinient new features through many functions.

  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    The minified version is for production environment and the uncompressed version is useful for dev environment.

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#1117

1.) jQuery is an Javascript library.
2.) It helps us to reuse codes that has been already written. We dont had to reinvite the wheel. It can save a lot of time.
3.)The uncompressed version is larger, easier to read and modify… it got comments in it etc… The minified version is smaller but only got the code. This is the version you want to put on your side cause its quicker for visitors to download.

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#1118
  1. What is jQuery?

A library that makes it easier for programmers to build JavaScript webpages and web applications

  1. How does it help us as developers?

Not only does jQuery give programmers access to code they would’ve had to type out by themselves, it also takes a function that could’ve been ten lines of code and condenses it down to one line; it’s highly convenient for more space on webpages and applications, and more time for programmers to complete their tasks.

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

Two versions of jQuery exist to add variety and therefore make it easy for more Javascript programmers to use the library. Both versions have a pro and a con. Uncompressed jQuery has files that are easy to read and edit, but they tend to take up more space. Minified jQuery has no comments, whitespace or any other unnecessary characters, which gives it more space and makes it faster for users to download the webpage the code is running in the foreground. However, the code is harder to read because there are no comments and no space between lines of code.

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#1119
  1. What is jQuery?*
  2. How does it help us as developers?*
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?*

A.1. jQuery is a JavaScript library that facilitates the creation of JavaScript webpages and web apps. It comes in the form of a single .js file that can be linked to a webpage. The JavaScript code then accesses the library by calling various jQuery functions. jQuery allows code to be written clearly, concise and in a time efficient manner.

A.2. Besides time efficiency by re-using existing code, jQuery makes it easy to write powerful JavaScript apps and create eye-catching animated effects. For example:

  • Adding animated effects to elements
  • Making XML (Ajax) requests
  • Manipulating the DOM
  • Creating image slideshows
  • Making drop-down menus
  • Creating drag-and-drop interfaces
  • Adding power to forms… etc.

A.3. The jQuery library comes in 2 versions:

The uncompressed .js file is easy to read and modify but it is bigger, around 160kb in size.

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 the code cannot be easily read, this is the version to place on a website, as it is much quicker for visitors to download.

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#1120
  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. Minified is smaller and quicker to download but the code is not easily readable while uncompressed is larger and the code is easily readable.
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#1121

  1. What is jQuery?
    A popular Javascript library that allows you to write less code by making use of code already completed for you documented in a library/file.

  2. How does it help us as developers?
    It saves a lot of time from having to script long code because its already been scripted for you and already in production or use (meaning its been tested)

  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    Although the full uncompressed version is easier to use and understand, its size is bigger and is a problem for downloading on websites which is when the smaller minified version comes in that strips away unnecessary or extra fat from the file.

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#1122

  1. JQuery is a JavaScript library that consists of prebuilt pieces of code and functions to streamline the process of solving routine problems or utilizing tools built by an organization with much more experience than you.

  2. It helps us save time by not reinventing the wheel every time we need one.

  3. We have two versions for convince and speed as the minified version is the lean packet that can be downloaded quickly but the uncompressed version has comments and documentation to make a developers life easier.

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