Is jquery still necessary in web development in 2019?

Answer 1

not really ...
jquery is almost dying ...
there's a major security hole in it i have heard from somewhere

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ma-no.org/en/is-jquery-going-to-die-in-2019&ved=2ahUKEwi63IzI4ZviAhXTfCsKHVyJBjsQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3GZmJAl1TxWQqmC3TZiXMc&cshid=1557862379016

Answer 2

So what replaces jquery and does it have as compact a syntax?

Answer 3

It is legacy technology and it is highly unlikely that it will ever be on an upward spiral again. Still, every pro web developer has to be acquainted with it because it is used all over the place. If someone is just starting his/her development career then more up-to-date libraries are priority for learning but you will probably have to familiarize yourself with JQuery at some point also.

Answer 4

Pe Kie I'd say yes... ES6 removes the need of using JQuery... besides why bother learn JQuery Library when you can just learn a framework like Angualar or React that not only makes your life easier, but makes your web apps or websites faster, optimised and just overall better...

Answer 5

Maybe)

Answer 6

I feel like JQuery has become irrelevant... 😅 no offense to JQuery developers...

Answer 7

David Ajaba what is your take on JQuery's replacement(s) - is it ES6 as mentioned above, or something else?
thanks 😃

Answer 8

No, jQuery is not a necessarity anymore. W3C and TC39 standards have made great progress in providing unified support across all major modern browsers. However you will still see it on old websites and websites created with bootstrap (there IS a fork which does not use jQuery, but instead VanillaJS).

Answer 9

Javascript itself is not neccessity for web development. You can use PHP, HTML and CSS and that is enough. Depending on your goals, learning jQuery or any other small framework not only will save you time but also computing resource. Angular, React, etc are too much bloated and it is not good idea to develop small website with such large frameworks.

Answer 10

jQuery is derived from the JavaScript in which complex programming reduced into small statement. linked using plugins. Yes it is very important part in website development for making it more interactive . There are 4 types of plugins according to our needs we get them on
www.jQuery.com