jQuery or <jQuery-compatible substitute> is one of the few things I don't have to think twice about before including in EVERY WEB PROJECT I EVER WORK ON before

jQuery or <jQuery-compatible substitute> is one of the few things I don't have to think twice about before including in EVERY WEB PROJECT I EVER WORK ON before doing anything else. Next up: you might not need <insert abstraction>. Really?! What does "need" mean? Go write assembly.