Dojo is an Open Source toolkit that allows you to easily build dynamic capabilities into Web pages and any other environment that supports JavaScript.

Dojo provides components that let you make your sites more useable, responsive, and functional. With Dojo you can build degradable user interfaces more easily, prototype interactive widgets quickly, animate transitions, and build AJAX-based requests simply. Dojo layers these capabilities onto a lightweight packaging system which forms the core of Dojo.

When you write scripts with Dojo, you can include as few or as many of the available APIs as you need, and your app will only include what it uses. Dojo also provides application authors with a simple way of declaring and using responsive DHTML interface components.

From prototype to deployment, Dojo is markup all the way, allowing you to work faster without having to learn new tools or APIs for things you already know how to do. Better yet, Dojo lets your widgets be portable between HTML, SVG, and whatever else comes down the pike. When your application is built on Dojo, you don’t have to choose a technology before you choose what’s best for your users.

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