Overall results with other frameworks
All the frameworks we have reviewed in this chapter have worked with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Some, such as jQuery, slipped right and could be used right away. Others, such as Backbone and Angular, required a significant rewrite of the application. Each of these libraries takes up significant bandwidth when the browser downloads the website. These libraries and frameworks would have to bring something very important to make it worth the wait.
jQuery
The jQuery library performs a number of functions found in Dojo. Both work well in a wide array of browsers. While jQuery's functionality and style make it easier to work with the HTML DOM, its event handling doesn't couple directly with Dojo's event handlers. ...
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