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Modernizr vs hammer.js: 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 hammer.js? *Open-source library that can recognize gestures *. It is a open-source library that can recognize gestures made by touch, mouse and pointerEvents. It doesn’t have any dependencies.
Modernizr and hammer.js are primarily classified as "JavaScript Compilers" and "Javascript Utilities & Libraries" tools respectively.
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, hammer.js provides the following key features:
- No dependencies
- Open Source
- Multi-touch gestures
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.
LinkedIn, Snapchat, and Visualoop are some of the popular companies that use Modernizr, whereas hammer.js is used by Wayla, Betabrand, and Master of Malt. Modernizr has a broader approval, being mentioned in 24037 company stacks & 31 developers stacks; compared to hammer.js, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.
