What is the difference between jquery and javascript?

Question

I want to learn jquery after completing javascript course from solo learn. Would someone suggest me is I am doing right? or from where do I learn jquery.

Thanks a ton!

Answer 1

well Ashish JavaScript is a language and jQuery is a library. for a moment imagine you are writing some code to change color on a page with JavaScript you have to write it in a long way or may be need some quick fix for old browser as well. but with jQuery you can write it with few lines of code which is quite easy and have not issue with old browser (e.g: IE8) so if you want to learn jQuery learn basic of programming few chapters atleast with JavaScript and then learn DOM concept bcz jQuery is all about DOM at least 90%. I would suggest w3school and jqfundamentals.com

Answer 2

The basis of Jquery is javascript, but I think it's possible to understand and use Jquery without knowing javascript.

Answer 3

1. jQuery is a JavaScript library.
2. You're right.

Answer 4

Thanks a ton.

Answer 5

Although I agree that you can learn jquery without knowing javascript, I think you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not learning javascript, especially since it is so widely used. Learning javascript first and then jquery helped me to understand more clearly the advantages of using jquery.

Answer 6

jQuery is just a library for JavaScript which make it easier to deal with
but it's basics are from Javascripts

Answer 7

Im new to programming and SoloLearn. I was doing fine on the Javascript course but in about the last chapeter about DOM and getElemntbyId stuff it got difficult for me. JQuery made it much easier.

Answer 8

JavaScript is like a game, say Minecraft. And jQuery is like the mod for the game.

Answer 9

JavaScript and jquery are same but jquery is the minified version of JavaScript