jQuery seems nice, but I would recommend learning pure JavaScript and DOM first....

tlrobinson on April 29, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Where do I start if I want to learn AJAX?

jQuery seems nice, but I would recommend learning pure JavaScript and DOM first. Sometimes its helpful to understand what's going on underneath the higher level abstractions (which is the same reason I recommend learning C and maybe even some assembly)