jQuery is a small JavaScript library that makes development of HTML-based client JavaScript drastically easier.
by Rick Strahl
February 16, 2009
k, I admit it. For many, many years I hated JavaScript. I hated writing JavaScript code, and I hated the pain that goes along with dealing with different browsers using reams of script code even more. I still hate those same problems, but thanks to a recently-gained better understanding of JavaScript and a small JavaScript client library called jQuery, I no longer dread the days when I have to write client-centric AJAX script code. In fact, I welcome them now! With client logic getting ever more complex and browsers still diverging in features and implementation of features, jQuery and other client libraries provide much needed normalization when working with JavaScript and the HTML DOM.
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k, I admit it. For many, many years I hated JavaScript. I hated writing JavaScript code, and I hated the pain that goes along with dealing with different browsers using reams of script code even more. I still hate those same problems, but thanks to a recently-gained better understanding of JavaScript and a small JavaScript client library called 
