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The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Re: The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Post by darth_mastah »

Considering current trends for creating complex applications for the client I do not believe jQuery has much of a future anyway. It had been good while it lasted, I used to like jQuery a lot until better tools came along. These days libraries for DOM manipulation seem not only obsolete but also standing in a way of focused and efficient development. Let jQuery rest in peace and be remembered for its past greatness.

Re: The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Post by osrec »

darth_mastah wrote: post #2

Considering current trends for creating complex applications for the client I do not believe jQuery has much of a future anyway. It had been good while it lasted, I used to like jQuery a lot until better tools came along. These days libraries for DOM manipulation seem not only obsolete but also standing in a way of focused and efficient development. Let jQuery rest in peace and be remembered for its past greatness.

Disagree with this somewhat. I think jQuery still has a place in web app development, especially when you need something done fast. You just need to be careful not to over-bloat your js. jQuery has helped my team get stuff done really fast more than a few times in the last couple of months.

Re: The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Post by darth_mastah »

osrec wrote: post #3
darth_mastah wrote: post #2

Considering current trends for creating complex applications for the client I do not believe jQuery has much of a future anyway. It had been good while it lasted, I used to like jQuery a lot until better tools came along. These days libraries for DOM manipulation seem not only obsolete but also standing in a way of focused and efficient development. Let jQuery rest in peace and be remembered for its past greatness.

Disagree with this somewhat. I think jQuery still has a place in web app development, especially when you need something done fast. You just need to be careful not to over-bloat your js. jQuery has helped my team get stuff done really fast more than a few times in the last couple of months.

Depends on the context, I guess. While working on a code base employing DOM manipulation it's absolutely fine. Having said that I would think long and hard before starting a new project with jQuery, and then probably used another library. There are other ways to get things done quickly, efficiently and in a way which promotes maintenance.

Re: The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Post by chmln »

osrec wrote: post #3
darth_mastah wrote: post #2

Considering current trends for creating complex applications for the client I do not believe jQuery has much of a future anyway. It had been good while it lasted, I used to like jQuery a lot until better tools came along. These days libraries for DOM manipulation seem not only obsolete but also standing in a way of focused and efficient development. Let jQuery rest in peace and be remembered for its past greatness.

Disagree with this somewhat. I think jQuery still has a place in web app development, especially when you need something done fast. You just need to be careful not to over-bloat your js. jQuery has helped my team get stuff done really fast more than a few times in the last couple of months.

> I think jQuery still has a place in web app development, especially when you need something done fast

I never got this argument and am curious - what exactly does jQuery do faster?

I've left it behind for CSS animations and native Dom selectors years ago and haven't looked back.

Re: The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile

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Post by collinmanderson »

jQuery is still quite relevant and helpful. Despite the hype with newer libraries, jQuery is used on 73% of _all_ websites. https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/javascript_library...

I often tell myself, ok, I'm going to just use vanilla JS for this one, but compared to jQuery, it's way too verbose. Try doing $('.my-elements').show() in vanilla js.

The problem is the jQuery foundation has become too bureaucratic, making contributions harder. Example: https://github.com/globalizejs/globalize/pull/703

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