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What's wrong with using jQuery in 2019?

• crumpets 8y ago
  It’s a JavaScript tool that existed 5 years ago.
  • SquareWheel 8y ago
    No, it's because modern Javascript has now solved the problems that jQuery originally solved. Chiefly DOM manipulation and AJAX requests. It's still a fine library, but jQuery is just no longer needed.
• wongarsu 8y ago
  When I want do do some small DOM manipulation I can now just use standard Javascript, jQuery went from providing an essential service smoothing over browser differences to just providing better syntax in that space. When I want to do more, often React or similar is a better fit. So I end up barely using jQuery anymore. That said, I can imagine quite a few scenarios where it would still be the right tool for the job.