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| == What is JavaScript? ==
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| JavaScript is a scripting language widely used for client-side web development.
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| == Where do I find general information about JavaScript? ==
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript JavaScript (Wikipedia)]
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| * [http://www.w3schools.com/JS/ JavaScript Tutorial] at W3Schools.com
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| == How is JavaScript used by Moodle? ==
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| * See [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Category:Javascript Category:Javascript]
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| == Where do I find more information about JavaScript in Moodle? ==
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| * [[Development:JavaScript_guidelines|JavaScript Guidelines]] by Tim Hunt (work in progress)
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| * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=106312 Use of JavaScript in Moodle] discussion in the General developer forum
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| == What JavaScript library does Moodle use? ==
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| * [http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/ Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)] - this one is used by Moodle (see [[Development:YUI]])
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| ** [http://www.packtpub.com/yahoo!-user-interface-library-yui/book Learning the Yahoo! User Interface Library] by Dan Wellman
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| == How/Why was YUI chosen for Moodle? ==
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| The decision was made in [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=48478 this thread in the General Developer Forum].
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| == What other JavaScript libraries are around? ==
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| * A nice comparison chart: [http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/javascript-libraries Evaluation of JavaScript Libraries]
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| * [http://jquery.com/ jQuery] - another popular JavaScript library
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| ** [http://visualjquery.com Visual jQuery]
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| ** [http://jqueryfordesigners.com jQuery for Designers]
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| ** [http://www.packtpub.com/jQuery/book Learning jQuery] by Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer
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| ** [http://www.packtpub.com/jquery-reference-guide-Open-Source/book jQuery Reference Guide] by Jonathan Chaffer and Karl Swedberg
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| ** [http://www.manning.com/bibeault/ jQuery in Action] by Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz
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| == What does AJAX mean? ==
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| AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), is a group of interrelated web development techniques used to create interactive web applications or rich Internet applications.
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| See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming) AJAX (Wikipedia)] for general information and [[AJAX]] for information on AJAX and Moodle.
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| == See also ==
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| [[Category:FAQ]]
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| [[Category:Javascript]]
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| [[Category:AJAX]]
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