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This article feels like it's 2011 again. You probably don't need jQuery now, BUT I think the "bandwidth" and "cpu" arguments of not using jQuery are less releva
by lxe 3y ago
This article feels like it's 2011 again. You probably don't need jQuery now, BUT I think the "bandwidth" and "cpu" arguments of not using jQuery are less relevant now, even in slower networks and lower-end devices.
A lower-end device of 2023 is more than capable of downloading a few kb's of jQuery. There are certainly niche use cases to optimize for, but they are getting more and more niche, as average performance of mobile devices improves.
- niels_bom 3y agoI used to also think lightly of bandwidth and cpu but then I read a few things that Alex Russel wrote and now I’m of the opinion that every kb matters. Lots of people worldwide have shitty networks and shitty phones. If a website is a bit heavy or has a bit too much JS it may as well not exist for them.