Jquery still relevent?

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Hey so i'm new in web development,studying it on my own..I started javascript and moved on to jquery since it teaches me to understand javascript easier,and u can get so much done with not much code

So my question really is,how much do u use jquery at work..i've been reading blogs that jquery is on a decline and one should rather use javascript.I understand i should know javascript really well,should i keep spending time on jquery,like i said i'm new and not yet working in this field,still learning and doing my own little website creations

Im looking to be a front end developer rather than back end
 
Highly relevant... used extensively at work. I am being trained in how to use it at present.
 
koeksGHT said:
Jquery is javascript and it's not going anywhere soon.
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lol like i didn't know that,i stated that in my question. It was merely a question for people who work in this field and use javascript/jquery and how they see jquery in the future
 
Would u rather not code it in javascript or why the jquery use?

just trying to get to know more how u go about it
 
Gonzo.B said:
lol like i didn't know that,i stated that in my question. It was merely a question for people who work in this field and use javascript/jquery and how they see jquery in the future
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Well unless someone remakes JQuery under another name it should stay dominant. Easy to manipulate UI, ajax and scripting functionality made simpler than plain javascript.

The only problem we have (mobile development) is when using feature phones that do not support Jquery and normal javascript is needed.

HTML + css + jquery + PHP/etc + mysql = all you need for basic web dev and is a good start :)
 
koeksGHT said:
Well unless someone remakes JQuery under another name it should stay dominant. Easy to manipulate UI, ajax and scripting functionality made simpler than plain javascript.

The only problem we have (mobile development) is when using feature phones that do not support Jquery and normal javascript is needed.

HTML + css + jquery + PHP/etc + mysql = all you need for basic web dev and is a good start :)
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Thanks,yip so u see jquery still standing in years to come..i really like it,i was at the point where i had to start implementing interactive things and started with javascript,first time i ever touched a language and was confused as i got deeper into it, then went to jquery and totaly understood how to make the same function. It is also helping me understand javascript.I'm still at the very beginning with both,but getting better
 
It's used extensively all over the web where elements need to be animated.
 
Thanks i asked a dev and he said its not that popular anymore,and rather use javascript..but this input is showing me it ain't going anywhere soon.
 
Just curious, was it more than one blog insinuating the demise of JQuery ? I have not used it for years as I moved from web development to other platforms, but it was damn powerful even back then.
 
Answer this first... what would replace jQuery? It is a very useful abstraction layer for javascript that takes care of a bunch of cross-browser work for you. If you can't point to the thing that would replace it (for javascript abstraction), then the only thing on the horizon that could kill it would be the death of HTML. That's clearly not happening anytime soon.

jQuery will be around for quite a while still. I don't see it going anywhere soon.
 
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etienne_marais said:
Just curious, was it more than one blog insinuating the demise of JQuery ? I have not used it for years as I moved from web development to other platforms, but it was damn powerful even back then.
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Yeah it was more of a...jquery is now being used in a smarter way..rather than just using just jquery people are using javascript for a specific thing and jquery for a specific thing rather than jquery everything all over ..that's what i got from blogs and videos,and how they said it was kinda declining,so i was just curious how people in this field saw it for the future..
 
Think jQuey has "met its demise" because of Angular. If you have to choose between the two of them to future proof yourself Angular would be it...even though you'll still need jQuery at times.
 
Hamster said:
Think jQuey has "met its demise" because of Angular. If you have to choose between the two of them to future proof yourself Angular would be it...even though you'll still need jQuery at times.
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Remember that angular will not function without jquery, angular uses a version of JqLite which is a very stripped down version of jquery (https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/src/jqLite.js). If a full implementation is found, jqlite is disabled.

koeksGHT said:
Jquery is javascript and it's not going anywhere soon.
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Jquery is not javascript, that implies that jquery is a language. Jquery is a javascript framework.
 
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Gonzo.B said:
Thanks i asked a dev and he said its not that popular anymore,and rather use javascript..but this input is showing me it ain't going anywhere soon.
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That dev is not really informed at all.
 
JQuery is good for many small things, but not great for anything specific. As such, it's perfect for quickly building websites where you need the convenience it offers to quickly get lots of things glued together.

If you're going to use it to build any rich frontend web app, eg SPA type apps or a visualization app then you'll bleed your eyes with jquery.
 
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