Sugar augments the existing JavaScript environment with helper methods on existing objects. From fixing broken support of standard methods, widening acceptable arguments, multi-lingual and improved regex support on strings, nice supplementary string methods like words()
, and shortcut methods to Math object methods. Additional helpers for Dates, Objects, Functions and Regex. An library for a consistentising JavaScript across different imlementations.
Remy Sharp dissects a piece of jQuery code pointing out the red flags. Each flag is taken in turn, explained and shown how to correct. Takes into account context and the flexibility of jQuery
Ryan Campbell volume tests Prototype's each() Enumeration function and finds that although the code is more elegant than the for loops, the overhead is quite heavy, and the performance impact too high. The summary: If basic JavaScript will do the task, then use basic JavaScript