Resize and Drag Elements with JavaScript

Dragging or resizing elements or divs on the screen is a pretty popular feature of modern user interfaces. It’s pretty awesome that there is a resize property in CSS3 and drag and drop in HTML5. However, both are pretty limited, and modern designs for such functions require JavaScript solutions. Many end up implementing Resizable and Draggable from jQuery UI (example) but that library is really bloated and today I will cover some jQuery UI alternatives to resizing and dragging elements on the page.
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