jQuery Reading Assignment

  1. What is jQuery?
    The Write Less, Do More JavaScript Library
  2. How does it help us as developers?
  • Adding annimated 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
  1. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
  • Uncompressed - large file og 160kb, easy to read and modify
  • Minifield - small file of 23 kb, all comments are removed
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1.JQuery is a open source library of java script functions.
2. Saves time on coding, supplies reusable functions compatible with all major browsers.
3. Minified is the stripped down version of the java script coded. Uncompressed is the full version easy to modify but is a larger file.

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  1. What is jQuery?
    It is open-source JS library, which contains a lot of pre-coded functions which we can use for our coding. It is one of the most popular ones.
  2. How does it help us as developers?
    It saves time and makes our programming more convenient.
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery – minified and uncompressed?
    Uncompressed version contains full code - including comments. It is easy to read and understant. You can also modify it. Its size is 160kb.
    Minified version is compressed version which lacks any comments and whitespace. It is not as easy to read but it is significantly smaller - 23kb. That is convenient when you actually use it for your website, because it downloads much faster when users acess your website.
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  1. it is a free javascript library.
  2. They can easily use the previously written code and programs.
  3. I think there are 2 versions because of the storing space, uncompressed 160kb, minified 23kb.
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  1. What is jQuery?

JQuery is a JavaScript Library full of open source code that developers can use for free.

  1. How does it help us as developers?

It helps in the way that we don’t have to write complex code that has been already written and used by someone else, saving us time.

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

The uncompressed version is easy to understand and read, it has comments, tabulation, etc. The minified version has all the blank spaces deleted, no comments and other unnecessary characters removed from the file. It is lighter and it should be used on your site.

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  1. What is jQuery?
    It’s a free JavaScript library.
  2. How does it help us as developers?
    It reduces work load by being able to just import pre-written code and functions into our code.
  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    On of them is easy to read and modify and the other is not.
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  1. What is jQuery?
    jQuery is a JavaScript library that helpful building JavaScript program faster.
  2. How does it help?
    We can use already built function to our website or program.
    3.uncompressed version is bigger file but readable and understandable, changeable. Minified version is smaller, faster, nicer user experience.
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  1. What is jQuery?

A JavaScript Library

  1. How does it help us as developers?

It allows us to develop web pages and web apps easier and faster. What would normally take 10 or 20 lines of code can be done in a single line.

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

The uncompressed version is a larger file size that a programmer can easily read. The minified version’s format is condensed making it difficult for a programmer to read the code, but making it a smaller file size and faster for end user to download.

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

  2. How does it help us as developers?
    It helps us as developers in many different ways which include the following: To write less lines of code making it quicker and easier to create webpages and web apps, to save time time by not having to “reinvent the wheel” so to say, and to have code that is compatible across different browsers.

  3. Why do we have 2 version of jQuery - minified and uncompressed?
    We have 2 versions of jQuery as a means to save space and to improve download time and UX.

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  1. jQuery is a library
  2. We will save time because we don’t have to write all of the code.
    3.There are 2 versions of jQuery because the uncompressed file is easy to read, but it’s very large since it has 160KB and in the minified file all the unnecessary characters and whitespaces and comments have been removed so that the file has only 23KB.
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1- jQuery is a JavaScript library that makes it easier and quicker to write our code.

2- We can write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code. jQuery has also great capabilites for things like animations, Ajax requests, DOM manipulation, image effects, and user interface elements.

3- The uncompressed .js file is easy to read and modify, but it’s the raw version of it.

The minified .js file has all comments, whitespace, and other unnecessary characters removed from the file, just to decrease the size. However, you can’t easily read the code.

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  1. What is jQuery?

JQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build Javascript web pages and web apps.

  1. How does it help us as developers?

It maximizes efficiency by allowing us at times to write a single line of code to achieve what would have taken 10-20 lines of Javascript code. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel and write everything from scratch. It also helps eliminate browser incompatibility.

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

So that we can have the best of both worlds. The uncompressed so that we can easily read and modify and the minified, for quicker download optimization.

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1. What is jQuery?
jQuery is itself written in javascript and accessible as a single .js file linked to from your website. It streamlines normal javascript rendering results in single lines that may normally take 10 - 20 lines of code. The jQuery library is used by calling various functions from the lined .js library.

2. How does it help us as developers?
jQuery allows for many things, but most notable would be the ability to add animated effects to element - drop-down menus, slideshows, image effects, and U.I elements - the ability to pull data from servers without reloading the page - Ajax requests -, and reducing interoperability issues between browsers, common for vanilla JavaScript users.

3. Why do we have 2 versions of jQuery?
The uncompressed version is easy it audit and edit but is too large for users visiting a webpage to quickly download.
The minified has all the code needed to execute but lacks the readability to easily edit, thus it is far easier and quicker for a user to download upon visiting the webpage.

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What is jQuery?

jQuery is a free library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps. Often with jQuery you can write a single line of code to achieve what would have taken 10-20 lines of regular JavaScript code.

How does it help us as developers?

jQuery makes it easy to write powerful JavaScript apps and create eye-catching animated effects rivalling those of Flash movies. It helps with animations, fading effects, sliding effects and drop down menus. It can help with DOM manipulation and ajax requests too.

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

The uncompressed . js file is easy to read and modify. The minified .js file has all comments, whitespace, and other unnecessary characters removed from the file, condensing the whole library and making it easier to download as opposed to easy to read.

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  1. jQuery is a popular javascript library that shortens the amount of code you have to write in order to get your desired outcome.

  2. it helps developers, by adding functionality that would take much longer to write if you were to do it using traditional javacript coding methods.

  3. The two versions of jQuery change the size and mod-ability of the library. Minifeild makes it much quicker for the client to load your webpage, and uncompressed shows you all the bells and whisltes allowing you to change the library.

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  • What is jQuery?
    A free Javascript library designed to make it easier to build webpages and apps.

  • How does it help us as developers?
    A tool that provide a great deal of power and flexibility to programmers and web developers.

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

Minified is smaller in size, excludes what’s unnecessary. Quicker for visitors to download.

Uncompressed is easy to read and modify, but is bigger in size.

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  1. jQuery is arguably the most popular JavaScript library of the last decade. It introduced a suite of functionality for JavaScript developers to quickly and easily incorporate into their websites.

  2. By simplifying many of the processes involved with programming, developers are able to integrate vast functionality into their webpages with as little as one line of code. Instead of having to spent lots of time ‘reinventing’ functionality that has been rehashed time and time again, developers can simply call jQuery functions and save themselves significant amount of time figuring out how to build something, and then building it.

  3. The uncompressed version of jQuery is fairly heavy, relatively speaking. For webmasters and developers that wish to optimise the performance of their website, they should seek to reduce the file sizes the client has to load.
    While the minified version retains the functionality of the uncompressed version for a browser to read, it is less comprehensible for a human to read.
    When a developer is building, it’s wise to reference the uncompressed jQuery version with better human readability and comments. However when you want speed and less load on the client side, the minified version should be utilised.

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  1. jQuery is a free library filled with available JavaScript code for anyone to download for free.

  2. It helps us developers by sharing already available code so we don’t have to reinvent it, saves time and makes the developing process more efficient. JQuery includes common codes such as fade in, fade out, expand, slide shows and drop down menus for example.

  3. There are two available versions, one is
    Minified: it has code that takes less space, great if you want to have a quicker browser experience, the downside is that the code can be hard to read and debug. Works great for apps

The other version is:
Uncompressed: it takes more space but includes a more detailed code that can include comments and is easy to maintain, add more code and debug.

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  1. Is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps.
  2. It helps developers write powerful JavaScript apps using fewer lines of code and great for things like animations, Ajax requests, DOM manipulation, image effects, and user interface elements.
  3. Uncompressed is easy to read and modify, but it’s around 160kb in size (at the time of writing).
    Minified has all comments, whitespace, and other unnecessary characters removed from the file. 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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  1. jQuery is a library with a lot of functions that developers can use in building their website.

  2. Its helpful because its script that we can call to instead of writing.

  3. The uncompressed has all the comments, etc while the minified version is purely the working code.

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