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Mosaic vs jQuery: What are the differences?

Introduction:

Mosaic and jQuery are both widely used in web development, but they have key differences that set them apart. Below are the main differences between Mosaic and jQuery.

  1. Language Preference: Mosaic is primarily written in JavaScript and HTML, while jQuery is a library of pre-written JavaScript functions. Mosaic focuses on using JavaScript to create dynamic web applications, while jQuery provides shortcuts and simplifications for common tasks in JavaScript.

  2. Performance: Mosaic is known for being lightweight and fast, making it a suitable choice for projects that require speed and efficiency. On the other hand, jQuery tends to be heavier and may impact the performance of the website, especially in large-scale projects.

  3. Compatibility: Mosaic is designed to work well with all modern web browsers, ensuring a consistent experience across different platforms. jQuery, however, may present some compatibility issues with certain browsers or older versions, requiring extra effort to ensure smooth operation.

  4. DOM Manipulation: Mosaic offers comprehensive tools for Document Object Model (DOM) manipulation, allowing developers to easily interact with the structure of the webpage. While jQuery also provides DOM manipulation capabilities, Mosaic's approach is more direct and flexible for complex operations.

  5. Learning Curve: Mosaic is often considered more beginner-friendly, with a simpler syntax and clear documentation that helps new developers get up to speed quickly. jQuery, on the other hand, may have a steeper learning curve due to its extensive library of functions and plugins.

In Summary, Mosaic and jQuery differ in their language preference, performance, compatibility, DOM manipulation capabilities, and learning curve, making each better suited for specific web development scenarios.

Decisions about jQuery and Mosaic
Malek Boubakri
Web developer at Quicktext · | 0 upvote · 208.9K views

The project is a web gadget previously made using vanilla script and JQuery, It is a part of the "Quicktext" platform and offers an in-app live & customizable messaging widget. We made that remake with React eco-system and Typescript and we're so far happy with results. We gained tons of TS features, React scaling & re-usabilities capabilities and much more!

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kazi shahin
CTO at Blubird Interactive Ltd. · | 3 upvotes · 101.5K views

I've an eCommerce platform building using Laravel, MySQL and jQuery. It's working good and if anyone become interested, I just deploy the entire source cod e in environment / Hosting. This is not a good model of course. Because everyone ask for small or large amount of change and I had to do this. Imagine when there will be 100 separate deploy and I had to manage 100 separate source. So How do I make my system architecture so that I'll have a core / base source code. To make any any change / update on specific deployment, it will be theme / plugin / extension based . Also if I introduce an API layer then I could handle the Web, Mobile App and POS as well ? Is the API should be part of source code or a individual single API and all the deployment will use that API ?

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Manatsawin Hanmongkolchai
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When I started TipMe, I thought about using React frontend. At the end, plain, simple jQuery won.

I had to build this iteration of the site fast and by using jQuery I could keep using Django as a full stack development tool. One important point is Django form (combined with Django Bootstrap3) means that I don't have to reinvent form rendering again, which will be the case with React.

Over time, more interactivity seeped into the site and React components start making its way into the codebase.

I now wish the site is built using React so that I could add more user friendly interfaces easier (no more fuddling with server states) but I would still say jQuery helped me get past those early days.

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Pros of jQuery
Pros of Mosaic
  • 1.3K
    Cross-browser
  • 957
    Dom manipulation
  • 809
    Power
  • 660
    Open source
  • 610
    Plugins
  • 459
    Easy
  • 395
    Popular
  • 350
    Feature-rich
  • 281
    Html5
  • 227
    Light weight
  • 93
    Simple
  • 84
    Great community
  • 79
    CSS3 Compliant
  • 69
    Mobile friendly
  • 67
    Fast
  • 43
    Intuitive
  • 42
    Swiss Army knife for webdev
  • 35
    Huge Community
  • 11
    Easy to learn
  • 4
    Clean code
  • 3
    Because of Ajax request :)
  • 2
    Powerful
  • 2
    Nice
  • 2
    Just awesome
  • 2
    Used everywhere
  • 1
    Improves productivity
  • 1
    Javascript
  • 1
    Easy Setup
  • 1
    Open Source, Simple, Easy Setup
  • 1
    It Just Works
  • 1
    Industry acceptance
  • 1
    Allows great manipulation of HTML and CSS
  • 1
    Widely Used
  • 1
    I love jQuery
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    Cons of jQuery
    Cons of Mosaic
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      Large size
    • 5
      Sometimes inconsistent API
    • 5
      Encourages DOM as primary data source
    • 2
      Live events is overly complex feature
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      What is jQuery?

      jQuery is a cross-platform JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML.

      What is Mosaic?

      A declarative front-end JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Component-Based making pieces of code reusable and keep track of their own data, actions, lifecycle functions, and more.

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