I'm not sure if that's true. I find jQuery much easier to maintain than vanilla or even some modern JS libraries. > $("#button").on('click', function(){ > $

I'm not sure if that's true. I find jQuery much easier to maintain than vanilla or even some modern JS libraries. > $("#button").on('click', function(){ > $(".modal").slideUp(); > }); Obviously a simple example, but this is really easy to understand - even for a non-programmer! The equivalent vanilla JS to do this is honestly pretty nasty in comparison. The only problems I have seen when maintaining jQuery is when someone wants to drop in a bunch of custom functions they have designed in vanilla JS - or try to treat it as a replacement for a front-end framework. But for it's intended purpose of adding interactivity into HTML content, I think it is still the king.