Popular Libraries in JavaScript
- React.js: React.js is the most popular and widely used JavaScript library out there these days. It is an open-source library. This is sometimes considered as a framework because there are so many packages available for reacting like handling routes which you can integrate into react.js and can develop any type of application.
- It follows SPA (Single Page Application) which is referred to as you need not refresh the page Reactjs will automatically render the certain component and inject it into the dom automatically.
- jQuery: jquery is an old javascript library that is used for DOM (Document Object Model) manipulation and handling events like mouse clicks, scrolling, etc. Also, it contains AJAX which handles the Asynchronous part of any application.
- D3.js: D3 stands for Data-Driven Documents. It is basically used for data visualization. It takes a certain amount of data and applies it to manipulate the Document object model.
- Underscore.js: Underscore.js is a lightweight JavaScript library and not a complete framework that was written by Jeremy Ashkenas that provides utility functions for a variety of use cases in our day-to-day common programming tasks.
- Lodash: Lodash is a JavaScript library that works on the top of underscore.js. Lodash helps in working with arrays, strings, objects, numbers, etc. It provides us with various inbuilt functions and uses a functional programming approach that makes coding in JavaScript easier to understand because instead of writing repetitive functions, tasks can be accomplished with a single line of code. It also makes it easier to work with objects in javascript if they require a lot of manipulation to be done upon them.
- Anime.js: Anime.js is a small, lightweight JavaScript library with a simple and small powerful API. It works with the DOM element, CSS, and JavaScript object.
- Chart.js: Chart.js is an open-source JavaScript library on Github that allows you to draw different types of charts by using the HTML5 canvas element. Since it uses canvas, you have to include a polyfill to support older browsers.
Which Libraries and Frameworks available in JavaScript ?
In this article, we’ll explore the most in-demand JavaScript frameworks and libraries to help you grow as a developer. We’ll provide insights to guide your choice based on your specific requirements.
But before going into the discussion of these libraries and frameworks, first, we will understand why even these libraries and frameworks exist.
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