JavaScript - an indispensable part for developing websites and web pages, whether that is simple pages or professional website, and whether you are senior or junior. Nowadays, JavaScript frameworks become more powerful and more specialized; they can do many things in just a few basic steps

However, the big thing when you need to use one JavaScript framework is you do not know which framework you should use, which framework is best for your needs, ... ? Because there are hundreds of frameworks you can choose.

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5. script.aculo.us: easy-to-use, cross-browser user interface JavaScript libraries

Update to the lastest version, script.aculo.us is an open-source JavaScript framework for visual effects and interface behaviours, have some improved features as: loading work maker, Windows Media player/RealPlayer checker, fixing old issues, ... check more at here

• Lastest version: 1.8.3 (8 October, 2009)
• Size of Compressed package: 197 KB (including Prototype + Test page)
• Creator: Thomas Fuchs
• Users: Gucci, Feedburner, Ruby on Rails, ...
• Documentation wiki & Usage



• Extending the Prototype framework by adding visual effects, user interface controls, and utilities

6. ExtJS: Cross-Browser Rich Internet Application Framework

ExtJS is a very cool cross-browser JavaScript framework for helping you build rich web applications, support all modern web browsers. Plus plenty of plugins and extensions, your ExtJS based web applications become more attractive by features such as well designed, documented and extensible Component model, high performance, easy-customizable UI widgets, ...

• Lastest version: 3.0 (6th July, 2009)
• Size of Compressed package: 197 KB (including Prototype + Test page)
• Creator: Jack Slocum
• Users: Gucci, Feedburner, Ruby on Rails, ...
• Download | Samples & Demos | API Documentation



• Great components and support

7. UIZE: supporting widgets, AJAX, DOM, templates, and more

Some things about UIZE you should know:

- is an open source Javascript framework
- easy-to-change your own CSS skins
- plenty of built-in widgets
- amazing effects and powerfull features

• Creator: Chris van Rensburg

8. YUI Library: is proven, scalable, fast, and robust

YUI is one of the biggest JavaScript frameworks in this list. YUI has all things to help you build interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML and AJAX by a set of powerful utilities and controls. YUI has countless powerful features, plugins, extensions that take you the very long time to learn.

• Lastest version: 3 (September 2009)
• Size of Full Developer Kit: 5.7 MB (including Source, debug files, examples, and more)
• Creator: Yahoo! Developer Network
• Sites Powered by YUI: LinkedIn, Wikia, NewsVine, ...

9. Archetype

Let sees the power of Archetype by yourself to understand what it can do.

• Lastest version: 0.10.0 (September 2009)
• Size of package: 2.14 MB
• Creator: Temsa & Swiip
• In use: GifTeer, Meteo France, ...

10. qooxdoo: the new era of web development

What's qooxdoo? That's great and powerfull JavaScript framework to create rich internet applications (RIAs) by taking the advantages of object-oriented JavaScript. qooxdoo includes a platform-independent development tool chain, a state-of-the-art GUI toolkit and an advanced client-server communication layer. It is open source under an LGPL/EPL dual license.

• Lastest version: 0.8 (September 2009)
• Size of package: 24 MB
• Core Developers: 1&1 Internet AG
• Download | Samples & Demos | Documentation



• Fully-featured graphical user interface toolkit
• Drag and drop capabilities among other components

Conclusion

When you query the keyword: javascript framework from search engines, maybe there are some differences between our results; but this is not problem, because these JavaScript frameworks are very good & powerful, you use just one JavaScript framework (plus plug-ins & extensions) for all your needs.

Bonus: lists of top 10 JavaScript frameworks by Yahoo and Bing:

Yahoo Prototype MooTools YUI Library jQuery script.aculo.us ExtJS Archetype Helios: an open-source JavaScript framework UIZE framework qooxdoo

Bing MooTools Prototype UIZE framework ExtJS Dojo Toolkit jQuery Archetype YUI Library XUI: javascript micro-framework midori: Ultra-lightweight JavaScript Framework

Hope you like this post and find some helpful things in this, leave me any comment/thought if you want. Hope see you in the next post, Top 10 jQuery plug-ins by Google, soon.

Cao Phong
JavaScriptBank.com

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