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jQuery UI vs LiveScript

A side-by-side look at jQuery UI and LiveScript. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

jQuery UI

jQuery UI

Development

jQuery UI is a curated set of user interface interactions, effects, widgets, and themes built on top of the jQuery JavaScript library. It provides abstractions for low-level interaction and animation, advanced effects and high-level widgets for building complex web applications.

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LiveScript

LiveScript

Development

LiveScript is a programming language that transpiles to JavaScript. It has a Python-inspired syntax and aims to be a friendlier, faster alternative to JavaScript while still being highly interoperable.

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