Is jQuery Dead?

Wes and Scott dive into jQuery. Is it dead? Should you still use it? Why not? What are some alternatives?

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Show Notes

03:00

• A stroll down jQuery Memory Lane
• What was the first jQuery plugin you wrote?
• jQuery Conference
• jQuery IRC room
• Ben Alman

9:00

• jQuery UI
• jQuery Mobile
• Sencha Touch
• nvr 4get where u come from

13:00

• So, why is jQuery going away?

16:00

• The Selector API
• Sizzle
• Bling.js
• querySelectorAll Docs

21:00

• Working with Ajax
• Fetch
• Axios

27:00

• Dom Traversal
• Element.matches()
• You don't need jQuery

30:00

• Data / Utility Functions
• Lodash
• Just use Map/Reduce/Filter
• Data Massaging 💆ðŸ�»â€�

34:00

• Cross Browser Compatability
• Polyfill.io

37:00

• Event Listeners
• Event Delegation
• Listening for events on multiple elements

47:00

• Final Thoughts on jQuery
• JavaScript30
• The JS Foundation

Seeeaaaaacccckkkk PIX

• Scott: MJML Desktop App
• Wes: HyperSelect LED Utility Light

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