You pretty much took the words out of my mouth. jQuery is not a framework, it is simply a tool in your toolbox. You don't build a house using only a hammer.

You pretty much took the words out of my mouth. jQuery is not a framework, it is simply a tool in your toolbox. You don't build a house using only a hammer. The author's own inability to use the rights tools together is not an reason to go trashing the library.