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R Z • Edited

Because jquery was played out a long time ago. As for me, it was dead from the very beginning.

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Ted Ngeene

why the hate 😂

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R Z • Edited

Almost all developers have forgotten about the main goal of jQuery. It was made for cross-browser purposes, but over time it became something more than just a lib solving cross-browser problems.
I only used this library in projects where it was already used. In fact, I find jQuery redundant.

I saw below that you wrote that it helps to understand JS and other things. This is a big lie))
I ask you one thing: never recommend beginners to learn libraries, frameworks, and other things before getting a strong man in JS itself, design patterns, and the like.

P.S. why do so many people think that package sizes are the only problem!? What about the fact that the browser has to analyze the code and it takes some time!? What about many other things?
P.S.S as I said, I hate this library and always did.

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Ted Ngeene

you're right, I wouldn't recommend a beginner to start with a library. All I'm saying is that my knowledge of jquery has helped me understand the modern frameworks better.
However, it's not redundant, in my opinion. Many many websites are still using it. cases in point WordPress websites. Many admin dashboards