gistfile1.js

//Which is more understandable, assuming you're not familiar with any JavaScript APIs?

//jQuery
$("<li/>").text("hello, world").appendTo($("<ul/>")).parent().appendTo(document.body);

//plain old JavaScript
var li = document.createElement("li");
li.appendChild(document.createTextNode("hello, world"));
var ul = document.createElement("ul");
ul.appendChild(li);
document.body.appendChild(ul);