Voor het vereenvoudigen van client-side-scripting in html kun je gebruikmaken van jQuery. Dit is een opensource-JavaScript-library, waarvan de syntax het makkelijker maakt om door documenten te navigeren, DOM-elementen te selecteren, animaties in elkaar te zetten, events af te handelen en natuurlijk Ajax-applicaties te ontwikkelen. Daarnaast kan de functionaliteit worden uitgebreid door plug-ins te gebruiken. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we naar deze pagina. De ontwikkelaars hebben versie 3.0 de deur uitgedaan, voorzien van de volgende aankondiging:
jQuery 3.0 Final Released!
jQuery 3.0 is now released! This version has been in the works since October 2014. We set out to create a slimmer, faster version of jQuery (with backwards compatibility in mind). We’ve removed all of the old IE workarounds and taken advantage of some of the more modern web APIs where it made sense. It is a continuation of the 2.x branch, but with a few breaking changes that we felt were long overdue. While the 1.12 and 2.2 branches will continue to receive critical support patches for a time, they will not get any new features or major revisions. jQuery 3.0 is the future of jQuery. If you need IE6-8 support, you can continue to use the latest 1.12 release.
Despite the 3.0 version number, we anticipate that these releases shouldn’t be too much trouble when it comes to upgrading existing code. Yes, there are a few “breaking changes” that justified the major version bump, but we’re hopeful the breakage doesn’t actually affect that many people.
To assist with upgrading, we have a brand new 3.0 Upgrade Guide. And the jQuery Migrate 3.0 plugin will help you to identify compatibility issues in your code. Your feedback on the changes will help us greatly, so please try it out on your existing code and plugins!