In this specific case, Bootstrap does not need to depend on jQuery. The proof is that version 5 doesn’t. As arguments go, it doesn’t get any clearer cut. More

In this specific case, Bootstrap does not need to depend on jQuery. The proof is that version 5 doesn’t. As arguments go, it doesn’t get any clearer cut. More fundamentally, interdependency is a disease infecting the entire JS ecosystem. The antithesis is the antidote.