jQuery (vs JavaScript)

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1. jQuery (vs JavaScript) ctfeds.org/jquery

2. TL;DR: Think about it (Carefully)

3. Don't use jQuery by default

4. What we'll cover jQuery Cutting the Mustard

5. Ask yourself: Who does this help? Me or my users?

6. jQuery !

7. jQuery ! Makes complex things simple(r)

8. jQuery ! well maintained well tested

9. jQuery ! avoid bugs (even in modern browsers)

10. jQuery ! CDNs

11. jQuery !

12. jQuery ! Parse and execution time can be slow

13. jQuery ! Adds a dependency

14. jQuery ! Can be overkill

15. jQuery ! Can be painful to upgrade

16. jQuery ! Solving their problems, not yours

17. jQuery Plugins Same as jQ itself Sort of

18. Ok, but how? youmightnotneedjquery.com youmightnotneedjqueryplugins.com microjs.com

19. And Now for Something Completely Different

20. Cutting the Mustard if('querySelector' in document && 'localStorage' in window

    && 'addEventListener' in window) { // load fancy js stuff }

21. Use less JS Optimise it

22. Thanks! ctfeds.org/jquery