jQuery, Web Application Framework?

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For the longest time I've used jQuery to hack together web sites. Now I'm interested in making a web application (one page load for the entire site to function, like Gmail).

Are there any jQuery Frameworks or practices that I can leverage to build my application so I don't have to recreate the wheel, or hack something together as I go?

Thanks

Since jQuery is a JavaScript library, you can leverage on the frameworks that already exist for JavaScript. I.e. stackoverflow.com/questions/386885/… — Gert Grenander
– Gert Grenander, Commented Aug 3, 2010 at 0:04

alcuadrado · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-03 00:06:37Z

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One of the (not so) many options is JavascriptMVC, which is pretty cool and I've used it for one midium-size project.

It's website is pretty discouraging, but give it a chance and watch the video. One possitive aspect is that it's creator always answers really fast in JMVC's google group.

But, actually, if I had to remake the project I mentioned, I would not use it, as jQuery provides (almost) all JMVC's functionality, you just have to get used to it. For an example in how to handle big apps with jQuery, I would recommend you to watch this video between others of Alex Sexton and other members of the yayQuery podcast.

answered Aug 3, 2010 at 0:06

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Alex Sexton Over a year ago

Great answer! I concur! I also have an article on the subject on scriptjunkie - msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptjunkie/ff728622.aspx

Justin Meyer · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-24 21:50:30Z

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I honestly don't know how someone could say jQuery provides almost all of JMVC's functionality. Yes, you can do a lot of similar things with jQuery, but you would have to write it an maintain it yourself.

Here's a quick list of what JavaScriptMVC provides that jQuery does not: (read more of them at http://jupiterjs.com/news/javascriptmvc-features)

Dependency Management
Building / Compression
Logging
Organized Folder Structures
Package Management
Code Cleaning
Functional Testing
Client Side Templates
A bunch of delegatable special events (drag-drop, hover, resize, etc)
A bunch of dom utilities
Language Extensions
An awesome widget factory
Documentation

answered Aug 24, 2010 at 21:50

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handloomweaver · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-22 09:42:54Z

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Have you looked into Sammy.js? It's an mvc framework built on JQuery and is very beginner friendly. http://code.quirkey.com/sammy/

answered Nov 22, 2010 at 9:42

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