JQuery vs script.aculo.us

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jQuery and script.aculo.us are JavaScript libraries intended to make it easier for programmers to develop cross-browser, JavaScript-based applications.

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jQuery versus script.aculo.us comparison chart
	jQuery	script.aculo.us
	current rating is 3.49/5 1 2 3 4 5 (39 ratings)	current rating is 2.91/5 1 2 3 4 5 (33 ratings)
Autocompletion tools	4 plugins	Yes
HTML generation tools	No	Yes
Themes (Skinnable)	No	No
Graceful degradation	No	No
Developer tools	No	No
Offline storage	No	No
Browsers Supported	IE 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 2+, Opera 9+	IE 6+, Firefox 1.5+, Safari 2+, Opera 9.25+
Size required to run in browser	29-94 KB	46-278 KB
Developed By	John Resig	Thomas Fuchs
Latest Release	1.2.3 on Feb 7, 2008	1.8.1 on Jan 3, 2008
License	Dual - MIT License and GNU General Public License	MIT License
Website	http://jquery.com	http://script.aculo.us
XMLHTTPRequest data retrieval	Yes	Yes
JSON data retrieval	Yes	Yes
Drag and drop	Yes	Yes
Simple visual effects	Yes	Yes
Animation	Yes	Yes
Event handling	Yes	Yes
Back button support	2 plugins	No
Input widgets & validation	6 plugins	Yes
Grid	No	No
Rich text editor	No	No

About the Author

Nick Jasuja has over 15 years of technology industry experience, including at Amazon in Seattle. He is an expert at building websites, developing software programs in PHP and JavaScript, maintaining MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, and running Linux servers for serving high-traffic websites. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering.