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JavaScript

Posted by Matthew Quandt
Matthew Quandt
6,753 Points

Do developers use jQuery for AJAX often?

How often do front-end developers use jQuery for AJAX? Should I be pouring my time into jQuery or focusing on another library or framework?

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

I'd say that it's being used less and less due to 1) the native fetch() interface and 2) with React, Vue, etc., you don't want to pull in another entire library just for the AJAX functionality.

Erwin Fung
Erwin Fung
82 Points
Erwin Fung
Erwin Fung
82 Points

I do use jquery for AJAX. Jquery ajax is much simple. you can learn AJAX jquery in less than a day. if you are new to programming I suggest start with that.