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		simonw on June 8, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Suggestions please, which JavaScript library... Out of interest, why would you suggest Prototype for "more advanced stuff"?

sc on June 8, 2008 [–]

Prototype has class-creation helpers galore, whereas jQuery expects you to do things the old-fashioned way.

There's a lot of jQuery love and Prototype hate out there, which I don't quite get. Both are fantastic; both are bloated.

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