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> The point is to not have to rely on external frameworks. Why is that a worthwhile goal?
by balfirevic 8y ago
> The point is to not have to rely on external frameworks.
Why is that a worthwhile goal?
- mschuster91 8y agoTo reduce attack surface as well as maintenance burden for compatibility whenever something breaks during an upgrade. A polyfill is something that's not needed at all in modern browsers and thus can be considered pretty much final. jQuery is actually surprisingly stable compared to Angular/React/npm/rest-of-the-hipster-crap, but it has had its fair share of incompatibilities too.