Should I use Meteor.startup() or $(function() {})

Question

Do they do the same thing ?

Which one should I use inside client?

if ( Meteor.is_client ) {
    Meteor.startup(function () {
        // my code here
         


        

Answer 1

I just ran into an issue that $ was called before template rendering so I hade to use Meteor.startup

So I'd say that if you need to work with DOM elements you have to use Meteor.startup (I used it for the jQuery File Upload plugin)