Is jquery a javascript library or framework? [closed]

Answer 1

For sure, it's a javascript library. But about being a framework or not,I just think it's not a framework. Have a look on wikipedia definition of software-framework:

It is a collection of software libraries providing a defined application programming interface.

And jQuery is just a single library. After that it says:

Frameworks contain key distinguishing features that separate them from normal libraries:

1. inversion of control - In a framework, unlike in libraries or normal user applications, the overall program's flow of control is not dictated by the caller, but by the framework.

So, I think it's not a framework.

Answer 2

A library. According to the homepage, and which I agree with.

A framework is something that usually forces a certain way of implementing a solution, whereas jQuery is just a tool to make implementing what you want to do easier.

Answer 3

I agree with all the answers here that jQuery itself is indeed a library, not a framework. As specified by Saeed's answer, one of the key distinguishing features is inversion of control. You could however use jQuery's functionality to create a framework of your own.

Examples: there are projects built on top of jQuery that are defined as frameworks: jQuery Mobile: A Touch-Optimized Web Framework, JavaScriptMVC and sammy.js to name a few.

There are also other libraries built on top of jQuery, like jQuery UI

Some of it seems like semantics when defining what a library is vs a framework, but those examples help draw the line for me.

Answer 4

If we talk about Inversion of control, which almost everyone in the above thread talks about then jQuery is a FRAMEWORK.

It has got IOC e.g when we write the function $(document).ready{}...it is the container which calls this method and we simply put our code inside the braces. We are not the Caller of this method and hence "Inversion of Control"

This way jQuery is a FRAMEWORK.

Answer 5

jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library.

Answer 6

According to the angularjs web site

• a library - a collection of functions which are useful when writing web apps. Your code is in charge and it calls into the library when
  it sees fit. E.g., jQuery.
• frameworks - a particular implementation of a web application, where your code fills in the details. The framework is in charge and it calls into your code when it needs something app specific. E.g., durandal, ember, etc.