One thing that gets forgotten about jQuery is that there's a tremendous library of very evolved components in its ecosystem. Sure, "you don't need jQuery" is tr

One thing that gets forgotten about jQuery is that there's a tremendous library of very evolved components in its ecosystem. Sure, "you don't need jQuery" is true, but when you go hunting for components you'd rather not write yourself, man is there still some gravity there. You ask yourself, "do I feel like writing a calendar selector widget today?" Trade some vanity and JavaScript puritanism and the question becomes "what color should I style it?"