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Modernizr vs Cesium: What are the differences?
What is Modernizr? Respond to your user’s browser features. It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer.
What is Cesium? A javascript library to build 3D globes and 2D maps. it is used to create the leading web-based globe and map for visualizing dynamic data. We strive for the best possible performance, precision, visual quality, ease of use, platform support, and content.
Modernizr belongs to "JavaScript Compilers" category of the tech stack, while Cesium can be primarily classified under "Javascript Utilities & Libraries".
Some of the features offered by Modernizr are:
- Easy to deliver tiered experiences
- Make use of the latest and greatest features in browsers
- Without leaving less fortunate users high and dry.
On the other hand, Cesium provides the following key features:
- Open Source
- 3D Maps
- 3D models
Modernizr is an open source tool with 23.9K GitHub stars and 3.04K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Modernizr's open source repository on GitHub.
Pros of Cesium
- Fully interactive 3D and can dynamically switch to 2D.1
