Popular libraries to play with

Now that we've looked at library compatibility as a whole, it's time to check out how the ArcGIS API for JavaScript plays with other JavaScript libraries and frameworks. We'll look at some of the popular libraries used by developers, and attempt to load them along with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. We'll create the same application using jQuery, Backbone.js, Knockout.js, and AngularJS, and see how they compare. Finally, we'll look at a few do's and don'ts with any framework and the ArcGIS API.

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