These days I'd prefer a plugin template that doesn't infect the jQuery namespace by default (and is AMD compatible) so I can use it with a module loader: var

These days I'd prefer a plugin template that doesn't infect the jQuery namespace by default (and is AMD compatible) so I can use it with a module loader: var borderize = require('jquery.borderize'); ... borderize('div'); And my linter will tell me off if I forget a require. Edit: I guess such a thing is not really a 'jQuery plugin' but a 'module that depends on jQuery'.