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JavaScript

Akhter Rasool
Akhter Rasool
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Posted by Akhter Rasool
Akhter Rasool
8,597 Points

is jQuery Object Oriented?

is jQuery Object Oriented? I've done a project mostly on jQuery, have i missed out on object oriented concepts? Can you also tell me which is better vanilla javascript or jQuery ?

1 Answer

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
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Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

JavaScript is object-oriented, but is not a class-based object-oriented language like Java, C++, C#, etc. Class-based OOP languages are a subset of the larger family of OOP languages which also include prototype-based languages like JavaScript and Self.

jQuery is a library for JavaScript that makes certain things easier to accomplish. The lessons on the site are a bit tough to grasp but when you start understanding and go back to them again they make much more sense. I struggled understanding jQuery myself but, now that I have a better handle on it, I find that it is quite useful.