Jquery still relevent?

Pure js is a pain in the ass, especially when it comes to compatibility. Jquery is a nice abstraction layer. If you've also "gone jquery" by pulling it in then there wouldn't be much point in not using it.
 
Fuma said:
I used to hate Javascript like you, but jQuery made me love it. The abundance of js frameworks and libraries is astonishing. You are pretty much left behind if you don't join the crowd tbh.

I'm still learning js. Long way to go.
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The only part of JavaScript one might be "left behind" in is nodejs. The rest is pretty easy to pickup when you need it. JS is hardly rocket science.
 
Kilgore_Trout_Redux said:
Firat of all JQuery isn't a framework - it is just a nice wrapper around the DOM and certainly has its uses.
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My bad. Meant library :o

Kilgore_Trout_Redux said:
JavaScript is still an ugly clunky thing with no good tools though.
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At the risk of derailing this thread into a holy war, JS is up there with PHP as one of the uglier languages (and I'll thrown in GO as a bonus) :twisted:
 
DA-LION-619 said:
Nodejs isn't that bad tbh
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Agreed. Especially If you start with nodejs as a first language with not much prior knowledge. If like me you're used to having js on the frontend only then it may seem strange concept to have it run on the server side.

It took me a while to get on the node bandwagon but I am quite liking it though.
 
Eloquent Javascript. Learn Javascript and then pick a node stack. Meteor, Ember MEAN etc
 
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