jQuery and dynamic elements vs display css attribute

Question

While designing html interface elements it\'s a pretty common scenario having DOMs show/hide depending on certain events. My question is simple, but every time I run into th

Answer 1

performance needs to be considered when working on bigger apps, and when there is no much performance concern while coding smaller ones do what you feel easy and manageable. Very big DOM might kill mobile browsers. A lot of DOM modification can affect performance. In bigger applications it is better to keep DOM light and also reduce DOM modifications. So in a nutshell it's kind of convenience over convention when performance is not closely watched. it is but always recommended to keep a watch on performance and good practices.