I know jQuery is the favorite of SO answers for pure JavaScript questions, but is it worth using? (Alongside jQuery UI) Or should I continue to stick with base javascript?
(Replies as to why you think I should do one or the other would be awesome ^^ /nf)
(Also should note this is for a personal hobby project)
@_luna jQuery has been obsolete for several years. Nobody should use on a new project. On legacy codebases effort should be made to transition away from jQuery.
Stack Overflow does more to harm to the software development community than it does to help it. This website should also be considered obsolete. New questions shouldn't be posted on SO. There are far better forums for this. Answers found there shouldn't be accepted without careful testing and / or 3rd party verification.
I'm confident that my statements about jQuery are generally accepted as true, quantifiable, and objective.
My opinion of SO might be a little more subjective, but this is also quantifiable and it's far from a unique perspective.
Build a strong foundation with fundamental technologies, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, before you enhance your abilities with preprocessors, libraries, and frameworks. You'll be glad you did.
@_luna jQuery _was_ absolutely awesome! So much so that its best features have become part of the standard.
jQuery's selector syntax has become part of JavaScript; $() became querySelector() and querySelectorAll().
jQuery's animation capabilities have become part of CSS as animation with keyframes and transitions.
I don't think there's actually anything today that takes the same approach as jQuery did during the height of its popularity and that's because standard JS has become so good.
"The framework of the week" is a running joke among JS nerds. There are so many and, the thing is, they're all good.
I can't recommend one. I don't know enough, but I can tell you that I've used both React and Vue professionally and I really enjoyed working with them.
If you're planning a career in Web Development, I _think_ you'll still find React in more job ads, but that depends on a lot of factors.
@jpasholk @_luna 😅 That _is_ very subjective. I particularly like reddit and enjoy answering and asking questions there.
The great thing about SO **was** that it was one central location for all your questions. We don't really have that any more.
The thing that sucks the most about SO is the elitist attitude that many of the long time participants present. I _do_ still see that occasionally in other places, but the community usually discourages that pretty strongly.
There are also some Discord channels with really good and supportive communities. I really like Kevin Powell's Discord channel. Google that... I can't find a generic link. Because I've already joined, every link I follow just opens Discord directly.
There are also good forums on other services like Matrix and Gitter, but I don't participate because I already feel like it's too much.
@VinceAggrippino @_luna Yeah I've noticed that from SO, and in other places.
It can be overwhelming to ask for help with attitudes like that, especially for people like me who are not a full-fledged developer, but sometimes like to write my own code in various projects.
The "just learn JavaScript" answers aren't helpful when I really just need to accomplish a fairly simple task.
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