10 JavaScript frameworks and rich UI Components

10 JavaScript framework with rich UI component

June 8th, 2011Aditia Rahman/No Comments

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There are using JavaScript framework that available to use on the Internet, most of them offering a simple solution to build modern web application, but not all offering a full rich UI component. some framework like jquery, mootools, prototype only cover the core feature like animating, effect, Dom manipulation.

This rich feature whether you called it component, widget or any other, can help you to make user interface faster, without have to write your own style. these might be help if you build an enterprise web application. I list some of JavaScript framework with rich that maybe can be one of your choice.

Extjs

Extjs is one of the most popular JavaScript framework that offer very rich and complete UI widgets to build Web applications, created by sencha Inc, extjs is very popular since the early release in version 2, even in latest version extjs added an unsupported tural pattern like MVC to make the code more readable.

Visit extjs

Dojo Toolkit

Since the first it born dojo is one of the extjs competitor, one of the advantages of dojo is the license. you can use it for free even for the specified cial project, it is created by sitepen, unlike extjs who separated the mobile feature in different framework, Dojo include the mobile feature.

Visit dojotoolkit

Qooxdoo

It is open source and Enterprise ready JavaScript framework maintained by 1 & 1 hosting company, you can see the real life example on the it official page, to see how this framework are implemented.

Visit qooxdoo

Smartclient

Created by isomorphic software, smartclient require JDK to work on you machine, smartclient offer variety off license you can get the free version with very limited features, you can see the smartclient version comparison.

Visit smartclient

ZK framework

ZK framework developed and maintained by potix corporation, not only offering framework that ready to use by developer but there also a ready to use application like reading table and spreadsheet, also there is plugin to integrate to Eclipse IDE.

Visit ZK

Dhtmlx

Like smartclient, dhtmlx not completely free, it charge by what the features you want to use, see this licenses comparison.

Visit dhtmlx

Wijmo

Wijmo is a kit of Web UI Based on jquery UI, is offer ready to use widgets, and it can be themed Based on jquery UI theme, but unlike it core jquery UI license, wijmo only free for the trial edition.

Visit wijmo

Vaadin

Vaadin is Java Web Application Framework, which mostly used by Java developer, it created by vaadin Ltd previusly named it Mill.

Visit vaadin

Echo Web Framework

Visit echo

Rialto

Not really know about this one, it seems it already long time not being updated, but the Web still active and you can still download it.

Visit Rialto

Some others web UI Widgets

-Uize by Chris Van Rensburg

-Alloy UI by liferay

-Yui library by Yahoo!

-Based on mootols: jxlib, mochaui, and moolegoui

-Based on jquery: Intelligent Expert, jquery tools

-Uki simple UI kit for complex web apps

-Cappuccino an objective-J JavaScript framework

In: Javascript Tags: Framework / Resource / UI