It seems to me that jQuery doesn't seem to be written as an OOP framework, it seems too short, and not verbose enough for that. Am I right in thinking this and if it isn't written as OOP, then what methodology/paradigm are they using?
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2If you wish a javascript framework which takes the OOP approach try Dojo or Prototype. – the_drow Apr 28 '10 at 14:16
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I would suspect the methodology to be: make it as small and as fast as possible.
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1...and yet modularized. Sure, not in a very OOP-way, but mainly because JavaScript is not object oriented. – Felix Apr 28 '10 at 14:11
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@Felix, I would say javascript is object oriented. But it depends a little bit of how you define oo. – Mattias Jakobsson Apr 28 '10 at 14:24
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3JavaScript is object oriented language... but it's prototype based OO, not class based OO. – Crozin Apr 28 '10 at 14:56
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Hmm, I remember reading somewhere JavaScript was not OO. However, it seems Wikipedia says it's OO. Oh well, terminologies *sigh* – Felix Apr 28 '10 at 18:12
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They use the functional programming paradigm.
It's tiny, it's straightforward, and it's fast.
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1jQuery often relies on state and mutable data, which is contrary to most definitions of functional programming. – Greg Apr 28 '10 at 15:52
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jQuery behaves like a monad. Monads are usually used in functional programming langauges such as Haskell, but are not limited to them. See http://importantshock.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/jquery-is-a-monad/
I'm reluctant to say jQuery uses the functional programming paradigm because it is very stateful, which functional programs try to avoid.
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No, jquery isn't written to be a oo framework. It is all about abstracting the dom and ajax. Here is a great article about the differences between jquery and mootools: http://jqueryvsmootools.com/
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