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The writers are Matt Hobbs and Andy Sellick, respectively Head of Frontend Development and Senior Frontend Developers at GDS. They may have considered alternati
by ClearAndPresent 4y ago
The writers are Matt Hobbs and Andy Sellick, respectively Head of Frontend Development and Senior Frontend Developers at GDS. They may have considered alternative options.
Here's a previous article explaining why they did what they did:
https://insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/11/how-and-why-we-removed-jquery-from-gov-uk/ https://insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/11/how-and-why-we-re...
- exodust 4y agoThat article doesn't address the point raised: their placement of jquery in the head of page was likely the cause of the performance issues more than the presence of jquery.