Lea Verou • 4/19/2015

jQuery considered harmful

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This article critiques the continued use of jQuery in modern web development, especially in academia. While acknowledging jQuery's historical importance, it argues that native browser APIs now handle many tasks, and jQuery's wrapper objects create unnecessary abstraction and complexity for developers who don't need legacy browser support.

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