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Wes and Scott dive into jQuery. Is it dead? Should you still use it? Why not? What are some alternatives?
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Show Notes 03:00
A stroll down jQuery Memory Lane
What was the first jQuery plugin you wrote?
jQuery Conference
jQuery IRC room
Ben Alman
9:00
jQuery UI
jQuery Mobile
Sencha Touch
nvr 4get where u come from
13:00
So, why is jQuery going away?
16:00
The Selector API
Sizzle
Bling.js
querySelectorAll Docs
21:00
Working with Ajax
Fetch
Axios
27:00
Dom Traversal
Element.matches()
You don't need jQuery
30:00
Data / Utility Functions
Lodash
Just use Map/Reduce/Filter
Data Massaging 💆🏻
34:00
Cross Browser Compatability
Polyfill.io
37:00
Event Listeners
Event Delegation
Listening for events on multiple elements
47:00
Final Thoughts on jQuery
JavaScript30
The JS Foundation
Seeeaaaaacccckkkk PIX Scott: MJML Desktop App
Wes: HyperSelect LED Utility Light
Shameless Plugs Vue.js for Everyone
All of Wes' Courses
Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott's Instagram
LevelUpTutorials Instagram
Wes' Instagram
Wes' Twitter
Wes' Facebook
Scott's Twitter
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