Exciting times for the <a href="http://www.jquery.com">jQuery</a> project. <a href="http://www.digg.com">Digg.com</a> is now using jQuery v1.1.2 for their DOM, Ajax & animation needs:


<a href="http://www.joestump.net/2007/06/technical-background-of-diggs-new-comment-system.html ">Joe Stump: Technical Background of Diggs New Comment System</a>

Joe Stump is a software developer at Digg and one of the main men behind Digg&apos;s new comment system. 

In reading Joe&apos;s post, two things really stood out. First, they replaced Scriptaculous with jQuery for the comment system. Considering Scriptaculous&apos; position in the effects library world, that in itself is huge and shows that jQuery has excellent support for effects built right into the core library.

Secondly, and equally important, is how they completely took advantage of plugins to build out the system. These included Klaus Hartl&apos;s cookie plugin and Ken Stanley&apos;s FlyDOM for jQuery and totally validates the quality of the work being produced by the jQuery community.

Having Digg as a user really bolsters to project&apos;s image and assures jQuery&apos;s place as one of the top JavaScript libraries available. Its a very big development for the team and the project and we&apos;re ecstatic to see jQuery being used by one of the premier sites on the Internet. 

Please be sure to visit Joe&apos;s blog and show him your support for picking jQuery.