jQuery was written to give you a nice interface when browsers were less standard. Read here for examples of what it was working around: https://docs.google.com

jQuery was written to give you a nice interface when browsers were less standard. Read here for examples of what it was working around: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LPaPA30bLUB_publLIMF0RlhdnPx_ePXm7oW02iiT6o https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LPaPA30bLUB_publLIMF0Rlh... It still works, but you "might not need it" if you were using it for "workarounds" https://youmightnotneedjquery.com/ https://youmightnotneedjquery.com/