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Most of its functionality is built into every modern browser. As the 3.4.0 release notes observe, for example: > "Now that many of these selectors have made t
by ken 8y ago
Most of its functionality is built into every modern browser. As the 3.4.0 release notes observe, for example:
> "Now that many of these selectors have made their way into modern browsers, it’s almost time to say goodbye to Sizzle. [...] When we remove Sizzle, we’ll replace it with a small wrapper around querySelectorAll"
jQuery does have a nice interface. Fortunately, it's almost exactly the same as the native JS/DOM interface that every browser offers for free these days.
- iambateman 8y agoIt’s approaching the same because jQuery spent a decade setting expectations about how the world should be.
- peteforde 8y ago"almost exactly the same" http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/ http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/ I'm sorry, but with remarkably few exceptions, everything on the left is way nicer than everything on the right.
- ken 8y agoThat’s why I said “modern browsers”. You linked to a page with compatibility equivalents for unsupported versions of a discontinued web browser.
- peteforde 8y agoI'm confident that they would appreciate a pull request for your suggested updates. It remains a frequently cited resource for these sorts of discussions; if you feel it no longer reflects the status quo, it's important that you consider being part of the solution.