Take the tour ×  This question might sound stupid but pls be
patient because I am a total beginner. I downloaded both jQuery
versions, development and production. I want to know what is
better for me to use as a beginner for studying jQuery.
share|improve this question Your question isn't stupid at all.
+1 –  BoltClock's a Unicorn May 9 '11 at 3:06 add comment  3
Answers  up vote 9 down vote accepted  If you are interested in
the inner workings of jQuery, use the development version. Its
source code is formatted nicely and documented/commented for a
developer to refer to.  If you only want to learn how to use
jQuery, refer to the manual instead.  The production version is
a minified version of the same source file. This reduces the
number of bytes taken up by the file, thereby saving bandwidth
for production use in web apps as it gets served to a browser
for use.  share|improve this answer +1. Worth noting: debugging
can also be easier with the development version, since your
error messages won't include cry