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Is jQuery still the go-to JS helper library? (programming.dev)
submitted 11 months ago by MagnoliaMayhem@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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It's been awhile since I did any frontend work. Is there something that has taken jQuery's place?

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[–] spartanatreyu@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

DOM attributes are built for browsers and frameworks to take advantage of.

The style of some of those frameworks to stick symbols in there is downright weird. But that only goes against those particular frameworks. It doesn't impact how good DOM attributes actually are.