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I don't think he's living on his own planet, he's actually right - jQuery runs the client side web. Not for everyone but easily 90% of sites (that actually have

by phpnode 14y ago

I don't think he's living on his own planet, he's actually right - jQuery runs the client side web. Not for everyone but easily 90% of sites (that actually have javascript functionality at all) will use jQuery

oinksoft 14y ago
Rather, the practice of providing a DOM API compatibility layer runs the web, jQuery being the most widely used library of this sort. When you step out of the god-object API jQuery provides and look at the internals, jQuery, MooTools, and Closure look surprisingly similar. I find the latter to provide the best compatibility (so does Google), but that is another discussion altogether.
- flyosity 14y ago
  Your opinions on what JavaScript libraries provide "the best compatibility" has little bearing on your original statement, that jQuery is not as popular as it actually is.
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  - lttlrck 14y ago
    "jQuery is not as popular as it actually is" Hmm.
    - qu4z-2 14y ago
      Read as "[...] your original statement that jQuery is not as popular as [I believe] it actually is."