Many aspiring web developers want to know what the differences between JavaScript and jQuery actually are. While both start with a J, there are also a couple of other similarities as well. It may surprise you to learn that JavaScript and jQuery are actually the same thing – jQuery is a set of JavaScript libraries that have been designed specifically to simplify HTML document traversing, animation, event handling, and Ajax interactions. That said, in order to use either one of these scripting languages you need a solid foundation in JavaScript.

In this brilliant article by Bryan Wilde, you will learn further what JavaScript is, what jQuery is, their differences – JavaScript vs jQuery and which scripting language is the better choice for your future web development projects.

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