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Actually, the same data indicates that jQuery is around 45% market share as the primary front-end JS tool. That's almost exactly the market share of both Angula

Actually, the same data indicates that jQuery is around 45% market share as the primary front-end JS tool. That's almost exactly the market share of both Angulars and React combined. And yes, this represents a steep drop-off in the number of jQuery-centric applications in the past couple of years. Edit: I thought I had bookmarked the Web site where I saw these numbers, but I couldn't find it before running out the door this morning. Suffice it to say, the JS landscape is changing rapidly, and assumptions that were safe even 12 months ago are not valid today. jQuery is fading quite rapidly, and though it won't disappear any time soon, and, increasingly, it is no longer seen as a good choice for large apps with tons of business logic.

baybal2 9y ago
I used to make close to 90k a year at the hight of Web 2.0 mass hysteria with nothing more than few animation and dynamic loading tricks. Life has gotten toughter since then
StevePerkins 9y ago
I'd be interested in types of applications those numbers are using as the pool for its comparisons. What I'm saying is not that jQuery is the end-all-be-all. It isn't, and trying to build a highly dynamic web application with tons of client-side logic around jQuery is indeed a recipe for spaghetti. What I AM saying is that most web applications (especially in the enterprise business world), simply AREN'T all that dynamic. They are primarily driven by full page loads rather than AJAX, and server-side logic rather than client-side code. On HN, the terms "web application" and "SPA" are practically synonymous. But outside of a few social media titans, and the startup community, that's hardly true.