Framework comparison Table 1 provides a detailed comparison of the five frameworks discussed in this article
|
Prototype |
Jquery |
Yui |
Extjs |
Mootools |
| Latest Version |
1.6.1 |
1.4.1 |
3.00 |
3.1 |
1.2.4 |
| License |
MIT |
MIT & GPL |
BSD |
Commercial & GPL v3 |
MIT |
|
|
|
Browser compatibility |
|
|
| IE support |
6.0 + |
6.0 + |
6.0 + |
6.0 + |
6.0 + |
| Firefox support |
1.5 + |
2.0 + |
3.0 + |
1.5 + |
2.0 + |
| Safari support |
2.0.4 + |
3.0 + |
4.0 + |
3.0 + |
2.0 + |
| Opera Support |
9.25 + |
9.0 + |
10.0 + |
9.0 + |
9.0 + |
| Chrome support |
1.0 + |
1.0 + |
Not verified |
Not verified |
Not verified |
|
|
|
Core features |
|
|
| Ajax support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dom manipulation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dom Traversal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Event handling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| JSON |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Selectors |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
UX/UI enhancements |
|
|
| Accordion |
No |
Jquery UI |
No |
Yes |
Mootools more |
| Animation |
Scriptaculous |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto completion |
Scriptaculous |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Browser History |
Scriptaculous |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Calendar |
No |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Charting |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Drag and Drop |
Scriptaculous |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
Mootools more |
| Grids |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Mootools more |
| Progress bar |
No |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Resizing |
No |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Rich Text Editor |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Slider |
Scriptaculous |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
Mootools more |
| Tabs |
No |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Themes |
No |
Jquery UI |
Yes |
Yes |
Mootools more |
| Tree views |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Other noteworthy frameworks For simplicity, this article only discusses five popular frameworks, which does not mean that this is the most popular, the best, and the most functional. Other frameworks are also worth mentioning.
- Cappuccino
- Dojo
- Glow
- GWT
- Mochikit
- Qooxdoo
- Rialto
- Rico
- Sproutcore
- Spry
- Uize
Review In this article, you have learned about the concept of the Javascript framework and its benefits in the development of websites and network applications. There is a general description of the common functions of these frameworks, and its application is illustrated with examples. At the same time, you also know one or more user experiences and user interfaces of the five frameworks. Finally, you get an intuitive table highlighting the features that each framework has or does not have. With this information, you can further study these frameworks before making informed choices for you or your team. Resources
- (Developerworks, November 2005) explains how
Build Ajax-based Web applications.
- Learn about dojo.
- Read the articledojo concepts for Java developers (developerworks, October 2008) to bridge the gap from Java code to dojo so that you can get up to speed quickly and use the Toolkit when developing your applications.
- Read call soap web services with Ajax,
Part 1: Build the Web Services Client
(Developerworks, October 2005) to learn how to implement a web browser-based
Soap Web Services client using the Ajax design pattern.
- Overcome
Security threats for Ajax applications
(Developerworks, June 2007) discusses
Threats associated with Ajax technologies and gives you some best
Practices to avoid them.
- Mastering
Ajax, Part 1: Introduction to Ajax
(Developerworks, December 2005) explains how html,
Javascript, DHTML, and Dom work together to make extremely efficient Web
Development an easy reality.
- Simplify Ajax development with jquery
(Developerworks, faster l 2007) examines the jquery
Philosophy, explains its features and functions, and gives you some common
Ajax tasks.
- Using ajax with DB2
(Developerworks, August 2007) shows how the IBM Information
On Demand 2006 Conference personal planner uses ajax to work
Db2.
- To listen to interesting interviews and
Discussions for software developers, check out developerworks podcasts.
- Developerworks technical events and webcasts:
Stay current with developerworks technical events and webcasts.
Obtain products and technologies
- Download the dojo toolkit. dojo toolkit.
- Get the prototype JavaScript framework.
- Get jquery.
- The jquery user interface provides
Export actions for low-level interaction and animation, advanced effects and
High-level, themeable widgets, built on top of the jquery Javascript
Library.
- Get script. aculo. Us.
- Get mootools.
- Download and
Learn about the Yahoo! Yui library.
- Get extjs.
- Innovate your
Next Open Source Development Project with IBM trial software,
Available for download or on DVD.
- Download IBM product evaluation versions,
And get your hands on application development tools and Middleware
Products from DB2, Lotus, rational, Tivoli, and
WebSphere.
About the author Joe Lennon is a 24-year-old software developer from Cork, Ireland. joe is author of the forthcoming apress book beginning couchdb, and has contributed several technical articles and tutorials to IBM developerworks. in his spare time, Joe likes to play football (soccer), tinker with gadgets and work on his Xbox 360 gamer score. Reprint address: http://www.denisdeng.com /? P = 736 Address: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-jsframeworks/index.html |
