AnoverviewoftheExtJS

JavaScriptFramework

PreviouslyYUIExt
IntrusiveversusUnobtrusive
Documentation
Community
DualLicensingModel
GPL
CommercialwithSupport

SupportLibraries
DOMselection/manipulation
Events
Utilities
AJAX

LayoutsandContainers
Forms
DataStores

NomoreDocument.getElementById

Alsoincludescommoneffects
Fade,blur,focus,hide,show

UnobtrusiveJavaScript

AbilitytoloadelementsviaAJAX
call,includingautomaticrefresh

Mostallcommonparadigms
Windows,Panels,Tabs,Accordion

Featurerichgridclass
Sorting
Columnhiding
Incellediting
Customerrendering/formatting
BoundtoDataStore
Plugins(grouping,summaries,expands)

Richformssupport
TiedtoMVCframework
Excellentvalidationsuppport

ModelimplementedasDataStore

XML
JSON
ScriptTagProxy
AllowsforCrossDomaincalls
Requirescallbacksemanticfromclient

Skins
Desktop
DragandDrop
Templates
Namespaces
BrowserHistorymanagement
GoogleMapsIntegration

FlexandSilverlight
DOJO
YUI
GWT
Prototype/Scriptaculous
JQuery
Tibco GI

WithoutCompression

WithCompression

Justreleasedv2.2
V3.0Plannedforendofyear:

ExtJSHome
MozillaDeveloperCenter
JavaScript:TheGoodParts (DouglasCrockford)
JavaScript:TheDefinitiveGuide (DavidFlanagan)