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Posted by George S-T
George S-T
6,624 Points

Front end Web Development - Can everything that Javascript and JQuery is used for be done with CSS3?

So I was debating with a friend that there is so much that JS and JQuery can do which CSS3 cannot. He seems to think JS and JQ are insecure and CSS3 can do everything that they do.

Could someone explain to me why JS and JQuery are actually needed and what they can do which CSS3 can't? Also, why are they essential for front-end?

Basically, can you backup my argument?

Thanks.

1 Answer

Florian Goussin
Florian Goussin
8,925 Points
Florian Goussin
Florian Goussin
8,925 Points

Basically, CSS is something to style the html and add some basic interactive behavior (h:hover) but when you need real interactions, like a drag and drop you need javascript/jquery. Also js allow you to update parts of your page by quering/receiving data from the server (ajax).