which javascript framework can be used for all browsers
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jQuery, mootools, there are plenty of them.
There is also Glow, BBC's javascript framework which works in Safari 2 and IE 5.5, other frameworks don't support all features in such old browsers.
usoban
2009-07-10 08:46:45
jQuery for me is the best but there are so many of them nowadays. YUI,ExtJS,jQuery,MooTools are all good cross browser javascript libraries
AutomatedTester
2009-07-10 08:48:48
Have the BBC published Glow? (I understood from diffrent BBC blogs that they wouldn't because they had no way of supporting the community.
Matt Goddard
2009-07-10 08:55:36
Yes they have, a few days ago: http://www.bbc.co.uk/glow/docs/articles/getting_started.shtml
usoban
2009-07-10 08:58:21
I'm out of date BBC Glow (http://www.bbc.co.uk/glow/) HOW COOL
Matt Goddard
2009-07-10 08:58:50
I mean, it's okay, but doubt it will have big community. If the base grows and there will be plugins available, I will actually consider using it ;)
usoban
2009-07-10 09:01:23
I wonder if the traction of the appeal of the BBC website(s) will push the design community into using Glow? Worth a look though especially if it activly supports older browsers.
Matt Goddard
2009-07-10 09:12:36
@Matt: "(I understood from diffrent BBC blogs that they wouldn't because they had no way of supporting the community)" - I was talking to one of the Glow team's lead developers at a conference the other week; they actually wanted to release it a while back, but something went wrong with their CDN (Content Distribution Network) and they had to wait until that was stabilised before they could launch ;-)
NickFitz
2009-07-10 11:17:29
why didn't glow go all the way back to supporting browsers that don't even have javascript? (there's a point there)
geowa4
2009-07-10 12:19:22
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Many of them. You would be better asking which ones do not support all browsers. Furthermore, 'all browsers' is a bit vague, do you mean 'all current versions', 'all versions for the last x years' or what exactly?
If you're talking about recent, popular, reasonably current and sensible ones, others have pointed out jQuery and Mootools. There's also Prototype, and plenty more. You will have to decide on which best fits your purpose or programming style.
karim79
2009-07-10 08:47:35
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jQuery, MooTools, Dojo, YUI, Prototype and more are all cross-browser compatible. Please formulate your question to something less general, such as what you want to do with the framework.
Blixt
2009-07-10 08:47:39
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All of the frameworks are pretty much compatible with most major browsers. Take your pic yui, dojo, extjs, jslib, jQuery, mootools, prototype.
It would kind of defeat the purpose of developing a js lib if they did not work x-browser.
redsquare
2009-07-10 08:48:39
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Cross browser JavaScript frameworks: Browser support (from what i can discover pls update in comments)
- Prototype Internet Explorer (IE) 6 +, Firefix (FF) 1+, Safari 2+, Opera (o) 9.25+, Chrome (c) 1+
- script.aculo.us IE 6 +, FF 1+, S 2+, O 9.25+, c 1+
- jQuery IE 6 +, FF 2+, S 3+, O 9+, C 1+
- Yahoo! User Interface Library IE 6 +, FF 3+, S 3+, O 9+, C unknown
- MooTools IE 6 +, FF 1.5+, S 2+, O 9+, C unknown
- Ext JS IE 6 +, FF 1+, S 2+, O 9.25, C 1+
- moo.fx
- Rico
- Qooxdoo IE 6 +, FF 1.5+, S 3+, O 9+, C 1+
- The Dojo Toolkit IE 6 +, FF 2+, S 3.2+, O 9.6+, C 1+
I've used
- jQuery
- yUI
but I always go back to jQuery.
It worth pointing out that different frameworks have different strengths, so work out what you want and find the best framework for you.
Matt Goddard
2009-07-10 08:52:53