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Why do we need to go for JQuery? [closed]

Newbie to JQuery ..

Why do we need to go for Jquery ? Or, What difference it makes on bringing JQuery instead of AJAX / Javascript ? Whether JQuery is the replacement of AJAX and Javascript ?

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goofyui Avatar asked Feb 24 '11 22:02

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JavaScript = a programming language

AJAX = a method of retrieving resources asynchronously via HTTP using JavaScript

jQuery = a library (collection of functions, etc.) written in JavaScript

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Šime Vidas Avatar answered Oct 31 '22 01:10

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