First off, when using jQuery you are still coding in the native language. Second, the many debates that have happened on HN it is quite clear there is no set "

First off, when using jQuery you are still coding in the native language. Second, the many debates that have happened on HN it is quite clear there is no set "style" in coding Javascript. My style of coding in the native language may be quite different than your style. Therefore, if you use your style in a verbose manner because you choose to not use jQuery and I use my style in a more concise manner because I am using jQuery, it could be said the more concise method is kinder to someone following behind. But like all things considered a style, opinions vary.