There's another way to deconstruct jQuery, which is often overlooked by people. jQuery's design, in large parts mirrors the needs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

There's another way to deconstruct jQuery, which is often overlooked by people. jQuery's design, in large parts mirrors the needs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_enhancement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_enhancement. Once you reached enlightenment / chose progressive enhancement as your client development methodology, all javascript code boils down to two phases: - find the points in the document to enhance - transform those DOM elements into javascript enabled awesomeness Which is exactly what jQuery does.