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CreateJS vs Modernizr: What are the differences?
What is CreateJS? *A javascript suite of open source libraries and tools *. It is a suite of modular libraries and tools which work together or independently to enable rich interactive content on open web technologies via HTML5. These libraries are interoperable with all modern desktop and mobile browsers, and have been thoroughly tested to achieve performance and reliability in the widest range of browsers possible.
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.
CreateJS can be classified as a tool in the "Javascript Utilities & Libraries" category, while Modernizr is grouped under "JavaScript Compilers".
Some of the features offered by CreateJS are:
- interoperable with all modern desktop and mobile browsers
- tested to achieve performance and reliability in the widest range of browsers
- enable rich interactive content
On the other hand, Modernizr provides the following key features:
- Easy to deliver tiered experiences
- Make use of the latest and greatest features in browsers
- Without leaving less fortunate users high and dry.
Modernizr is an open source tool with 23.8K GitHub stars and 3.04K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Modernizr's open source repository on GitHub.