jQuery (vs JavaScript)

A lightning talk from a CTFEDs workshop (http://www.meetup.com/ctfeds/events/223987693/)

Transcript

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