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jQuery is still wonderful.

• awestroke 4y ago
  Try new stuff every once in a while. You might be surprised
  • zach_garwood 4y ago
    Try old stuff every once in a while. They still work. You might be surprised.
    • awestroke 4y ago
      I've worked with a lot of technologies over the years. Some I still consider to be good, others I am happy to leave behind. jQuery is in the latter camp. I have worked with these technologies professionally: - Vanilla js targeting ie5+ - jQuery - MooTools - Angular - KnockoutJS - virtual-dom - React - Typescript I've also tried out a handful more in my spare time, like Vue, Preact, and Elm. If your list does not include any modern stuff, then your opinion is worth zero to me, because your reference for what's good is horribly outdated. If your list matches or exceeds mine, and you still prefer jQuery, then I'll be bewildered but at least your opinion is interesting.
  • exodust 4y ago
    There's a JS library called New Stuff? For me, I use Jquery because it works. Light and low impact. Syntax is good for readability.
    • awestroke 4y ago
      jQuery has its own syntax?
      • exodust 4y ago
        https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/jquery_syntax.asp https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/jquery_syntax.asp
        • awestroke 4y ago
          That's the API. Syntax is something completely different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_%28programming_languages%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_%28programming_language...
          • exodust 4y ago
            We can safely use the word syntax in this context without offending programming languages. You seem overly concerned with latching "syntax" to a tightly controlled definition. Perhaps you should google "jquery syntax" then contact each website informing them of your objections.
            • awestroke 4y ago
              Syntax does not mean API, so it's simply the wrong word.
              • exodust 4y ago
                It's the right word in the context I used it. "API" refers to the whole thing. API does not refer specifically to how statements are written or how accessible or readable its custom patterns and expression are to read and write. I like the jQuery syntax. This means I like how the expressions tie together in the way they do, using the custom syntax it employs for representing objects, methods etc. I'd give example of some expressions I like the syntax of, but it sounds like you're not interested. Maybe you're offended because I highlighted your less than helpful advice to "try new stuff", which was a response to someone expressing their like of Jquery. They weren't looking for advice, or revealing a problem. You turned their like of Jquery into a problem, and now you're turning my use of a word into another problem.