First of all, to understand why jQuery is good to use with Ajax, we must understand, briefly, what jQuery and Ajax actually are and how they work.
JQuery
JQuery is a JavaScript library that is used to build highly interactive and complex web pages with very few lines of code. It significantly simplifies the programming aspect, and is very newbie friendly. A single line of jQuery code is equivalent to ten or even twenty lines of regular JavaScript code. JQuery is itself written in JavaScript, though it is much more effective than the regular JavaScript used.
Ajax
Time is money, and everyone who is on the internet doesn’t want to waste any more of it than they have to. Also, they want to see real, informative and entertaining content on any website that they visit. Web 2.0 applications arose out of this need to provide users with interactive and enriching content, so that visitors would stay longer on websites and more money could be generated for the website owners. But usually, interaction between a visitor’s computer and a website server takes a long time. The visitor clicks on a link, then the information is transmitted to the server, which then processes the information and sends a reply to the visitor’s computer, which has to interpret and then display the information. Obviously, this takes a lot of time and the process does not take place just once; it is continuous, which means that even more time is used up. This is where Ajax steps in. Ajax is a simple technique that significantly speeds up the application functionality. It is referred to as asynchronous JavaScript and XML.
Ajax is the intermediary between the user and the webpage server. Ajax works with and within the web browser to retrieve data asynchronously for the visitor using JavaScript. All of this happens behind the scenes and there is no interference in the display of information. It quickly displays the information without the user having to wait for long. There is no synchronous flow of data; there is no need for the visitor’s computer to interact with the server, and so the process is asynchronous. It can just interact with the Ajax engine to quickly retrieve and render information.
Why is it good to Use jQuery with Ajax?
JQuery is fast and simple. The same words are applicable for Ajax as well. Combining them to work together can only make things faster and simpler. Some functions in jQuery don’t need an object, and some of these functions are the same for Ajax. JQuery comes loaded with a library of functions, or methods, for Ajax development. Combining jQuery with Ajax allows you to receive TXT, HTML, XML and JSON data from the website server. You can design highly advanced web applications with jQuery and Ajax. Because even a beginner can master jQuery quickly, the combination of jQuery and Ajax is perfect for rookie programmers. Ajax is not a programming language as such, rather is just a way to get things done quickly.
Everything considered, jQuery should be used with Ajax because it can be done very easily and the results are nothing short of stellar. It saves time and, ultimately, generates more money for you!
