jQuery is a Javascript library; a library of code written using Javascript. So the way I see it, if you "know" Javascript, then you "know" jQuery. However, there are a couple of important things to remember. jQuery implements a lot of DOM and CSS related stuff, which isn't exclusive to Javascript. Again, Javascript is just a language. So "knowing" jQuery might also relate to those as well. Although I'd like to think that because Javascript is near-exclusive* to front-end web development, developers using Javascript would (and should!) have an excellent understand of DOM and CSS and how to manipulate them.
* You can write Windows 8 Metro apps with Javascript!
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Hm okay so im leaning towards learning jquery more than javascript then, jquery will be the more useful thing to learn right? Since javascript is an entire language but Jquery is just something written in javascript which helps web and app developers?
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Yes, but if you don't understand Javascript you won't understand jQuery, because you use the jQuery library within your own Javascript.
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Edited by physman: 6/1/2013 5:01:45 PMOhhh, okay so in order for me to properly use jquery, I will Have to learn javascript first then right?
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