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It’s significant, for sure, but I’d probably go with XMLHttpRequest as even more significant for web apps.

• sli 7y ago
  I'd almost say jQuery pasting over the inconsistencies is what made XMLHttpRequest and AJAX in general the killer feature it became.
  • Groxx 7y ago
    yea. swap out roomba routing (srsly?) and replace it with "jquery made dynamic websites economically feasible" which led to practically the entire internet becoming dynamic in some form.
    • lwf 7y ago
      Is "roomba routing" an industry term? I couldn't find it from a Google search, but I like it.
      • espionn 7y ago
        He's just talking about how the article lists 'Roomba Routing' as a 'Line of Code that changed everything'
  • Antoninus 7y ago
    A big moment for me was seeing google maps for the first time around 2008. I had just finished school and knew that I had to write programs using this technology.
    • HNLurker2 7y ago
      > knew that I had to write programs using this technology Well now you don't
  • NullPrefix 7y ago
    I'd say jQuery forcing people to actually learn XMLHttpRequest by leaking memory on each request was a killer feature.
    • NullPrefix 7y ago
      Downvote me all you want. https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/10824 https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/10824
      • why_only_15 7y ago
        Looks like this is only in internet explorer and was clearly not a priority issue for anyone
        • NullPrefix 7y ago
          >only in internet explorer Main advantage was unified experience across all browsers. >[memory leak on each request] not a priority issue for anyone Exactly my point.