Does using jQuery can slow down my web page?

Question

Which one is recommended: standard javaScript or jQuery?

Answer 1

jQuery is slow, in fact it's the slowest compare to pure javascript methods in term of DOM access.

Check out the test here
https://code.sololearn.com/Wu20kv75u57T/?ref=app

Answer 2

Thanks for clearing my confusion

Answer 3

well that's debatable.

I would suggest you to use simple JavaScript because modern features can do everything without jQuery.

Answer 4

Standard Javascript is 34 times faster than JQuery

Answer 5

No it even faster and more preferred able