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JavaScript

Jitendra Vyas
Jitendra Vyas
2,349 Points
Posted by Jitendra Vyas
Jitendra Vyas
2,349 Points

Is jQuery still the best library for DOM manipulation?

Or do we have better alternatives now.

Zapp You
Zapp You
3,548 Points

I like jQuery, and I think it will always be a great solution, but it seems like html and css are slowly replacing it (in some areas).

2 Answers

Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points
Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points

jQuery is still definitely the go to for quick DOM manipulation in my book. It is very prevalent around the web.

Jitendra Vyas
Jitendra Vyas
2,349 Points
Jitendra Vyas
Jitendra Vyas
2,349 Points

Is rect.'s from Facebook not the better alternative of jQuery?

Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points
Philip Cox
Philip Cox
14,818 Points

I would say the fact that most of the modern tools for front-end development being release come with jQuery as its default JS library must mean something.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Best is a very tricky term, there are a lot of factors. How well is it documented, what is its market share, how many features does it have, how complete is it cross-browser compatibility compared to other options.

In tech the best technical features don't always end up with the largest market share.