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JavaScript

Posted by Nuriddin Ikramov
Nuriddin Ikramov
5,866 Points

jQuery question

Isn't it better to use the minified version of jQuery cdn? I just dont understand why we should dowload the whole jQuery library. As in the previous videos, it was told that using cdn is just fine. I am just a bit confused here.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The minified version makes a production environment more efficient, but the full version can be useful for development since it's easier to read parts of it if needed.

Self-hosting can avoid dependency on 3rd party services, but a reliable CDN can be useful and more efficient for a production system. It's good to be familiar with setting things up both ways.