Question

I’m trying to learn more about the javascript libraries available and what each might be used for. I.e., are they all for manipulating HTML or are some of them designed for other tasks like database access.

Use Case : If I want to do X, how do I know what library to look in?
Where X =

• a particular effect (like a transition effect for making a Window appear)
• a special control (like a Rich Text Editor)
• Unit Testing
• Store data offline

I’ve seen the list on Wikipedia but it doesn’t have descriptions of each. And the examples are sort of hit and miss.

Answer 1

The best examples I’ve found are:

• http://javascriptlibraries.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_JavaScript_frameworks