Extjs quick start guide for jQuery Developers

I’ve seen many people (including myself) trying out the power of jQuery for once and then getting stuck with it. Why not? It’s one of the coolest and smartest JavaScript library out there. However, I have broken out from the circle and found that Extjs is another great mentor in the field of JavaScript libraries. Especially, I think it’s UI components are unbeatable (Dojo can be a nearest candidate).

If you are habituated to think JavaScript coding in the syntax of jQuery, you can start working with ExtJS right now (with a few twist)!  What you need is some little tuning in concept and syntax. Today I will be trying to explain how to do this in 6 important points :

1. Document is ready – How to get the our document ready and where to start.
2. Selecting elements – How to select elements in Ext.
3. Dom scripting – Changing on and in the element.
4. Ext events – Assigning and firing events.
5. Ext Components – The powerful alternate of jQuery UI.
6. Ajax – Making Ajax request in Ext.

Ok, let’s dive in to deep of each of these points.

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