If you're just targeting modern browsers, You Might Not Need jQuery [0]. jQuery was great when dealing with browser inconsistencies and when all you had to do w

If you're just targeting modern browsers, You Might Not Need jQuery [0]. jQuery was great when dealing with browser inconsistencies and when all you had to do was wire up a few things. If you're building a marketing website or a lightweight app, I think using jQuery is fine. But if you're building anything more sophisticated, like a highly interactive web app you'll probably skip on jQuery and just use React or something similar. I think context is very important. Are you building something that is being maintained by multiple engineers? Does it have to accommodate regularly changing requirements? You can go really far with server-side rendered Rails and a few bits of jQuery thrown into the mix. But once you're past that point, embracing the ecosystem becomes more useful. [0] http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/ http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/