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jQuery UI vs Vanilla JS

A side-by-side look at jQuery UI and Vanilla JS. 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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Vanilla JS

Vanilla JS

Development

Vanilla JS is a term used to describe plain, basic JavaScript code without any additional libraries or frameworks. It refers to using the native JavaScript APIs and features without any abstraction.

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