Most of the web developers familiar with jQuery, but not with AngularJS. Many people say that jQuery and AngularJS are not comparable because of they are different from each other because jQuery is a library while AngularJS is a framework. Most of the developer think that AngularJS and jQuery is the same technology, but actually, AngularJS is suitable for the web application development and it can work on the HTML code and JSON data. It works in developing for interactive and large applications but using the same for a simple website development. That’s why, it produces slow loading websites.
On the other side, jQuery is a fast and powerful language. It has in-built features such as HTML document traversal, event handling, manipulation, animation and Ajax support and others. These features help you to develop hardcore websites.
AngularJS and JQuery are actually two different technologies, both have the different target. JQuery is suitable for DOM manipulation while AngularJS is suited for web application development.
Why we use AngularJs Instead of Jquery?
As we know both have the great features but still question arises why AngularJs instead of Jquery? Let’s see some other features that will help you to solve your question.
“AngularJS has below additional features:
- Two-way data binding:
This removes a lot of code. Data binding in AngularJS is the synchronization between the model and the view. When data in the model changes, the view reflects the change, and when data in the view changes, the model is updated as well.
- Template:
There is probably a way to write templates in jQuery but Angular makes it easy. Like super easy.
- Custom-directive :
Directives allow you to write your own HTML tags. Doing the same in jQuery would be a more complicated. AngularJS makes it almost as easy as writing a standard javascript function.
- Deep Linking :
It allows the state of the application to be encoded in the URL so it can then be restored to the same state.
- Form Validation:
This is another feature in AngularJS that comes with out of the box. Adding a form element to your page gives you access to several functions in the DOM.
- Dependency injection:
Dependency injection is one of AngularJS’s best features. It makes testing much easier, as well as making it more clear upon which any particular object depends. AngularJS is very flexible on how things can be injected. This isn’t a necessity in jQuery
- Full testing environment:
The AngularJS support great features that any code written in JavaScript needs to come with a strong set of tests. AngularJs comes with an end-to-end and unit test setup.
- Server Communication:
- Localization:
As mentioned above, comparing AngularJS and jQuery two frameworks were created with different goals in mind, and solve separate problems. But at the time of choosing a framework comes with a number of factors related to your organizational strengths and the core competencies of the tool itself, but in many ways, AngularJS is an excellent choice for the developer to reducing maintenance costs for your web application.