Reducing the need for JavaScript libraries
<p>I'm writing several small things in JavaScript, notably a <code>mousemove</code> event, and a AJAX call. I don't believe that two things should necessitate loading the ~25KB that is jQuery. Add in the fact that I want as <em>few</em> external dependencies as possible and necessitating jQuery isn't something I want to do.</p>

<p>Is there a primer / tutorials on rewriting calls between a JavaScript library and pure JavaScript?</p>

<ul>
<li><code>$('element')</code></li>
<li><code>$.get()</code></li>
</ul>
