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JavaScript

Posted by Tony Brackins
Tony Brackins
28,766 Points

JQuery dead

Hey guys, I'm hearing JQuery is "dead" what are devs using instead, and why is it not being used as much?

1 Answer

Dane Parchment
MOD
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points

Ummm...who is telling you that...JQuery is definitely not dead...far from it in fact Javascript is the leading programming language as of January 2015 and JQuery is just a JavaScript library. Believe me when I tell you that JQuery will still be alive and kicking for years to come!

Now when it comes to web apps then maybe JQuery is dying but even then, AngularJS the most popular web app library for JavaScript relies of JQLite (JQuery Lite).

I guess what people are trying to say is that you don't need to use JQuery, and that everything can be replaced with JavaScript and depending on what you need done..they are not far from the truth. However, going as far as to say JQuery is dead, is quite hyperbolic and not akin to what I currently see in the web development world.

Tony Brackins
Tony Brackins
28,766 Points

Got it. I work at a website company, which now from reading what you read and researching, is moreso a web app company. It was funny because I just mentioned JQuery and it kind of hit a soft spot. The devs aren't allowed to use JQuery (he's the boss). Maybe because they're preferring Angular. I wish I was more educated on the subject so I could discuss it better lol

Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points

Ironically they are actually using part of JQuery as AngularJS utilizing JQLite (The Lite Version of JQUERY).

https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/function/angular.element