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if you still use jQuery instead of a vanillaJS solution or a framework, you probably live in the Stone Age of web dev.

Or work somewhere with lots of legacy code :roll_eyes:

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I donā€™t know why people are so down on jQuery. Not every project needs a full framework, and why would I want to re-implement all the stuff that jQuery already does? Thereā€™s a nice middle ground between ā€œI can do this with VanillaJSā€ and ā€œWe want to write one app for 3 platforms, split the code for our team of 25, and maintain it for 6 yearsā€. jQuery is about 30kb after minification + gzip, and you can get that number down by customizing the file. It handles a lot of things that can make your life much easier, like global AJAX events, event delegation, and plugins. Learn to use it, and it will serve you well!

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i just didnā€™t like OPā€™s attitude. felt a bit entitled.

That makes sense. JQuery can do a lot of stuff and make your life easier. Not everyone has the time to setup react, some devs want to save time.