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> Think it's funny most people see javascript is the same as jquery. I don't think it is funny, it is rather sad. > Learn to code is the same a learning a fra
by luriel 15y ago
> Think it's funny most people see javascript is the same as jquery.
I don't think it is funny, it is rather sad.
> Learn to code is the same a learning a framework?
In this days of byzantine frameworks apparently yes.
- oscilloscope 15y agoJavaScript's a byzantine language on its own. jQuery's a great choice for beginners learning to program for the first time. Two related frameworks, underscore and d3, both have jQuery-inspired APIs and use higher-order functions extensively. These frameworks teach lessons in functional programming that transfer easily to Python, Lisp, Haskell, and even mathematics.