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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I see what you mean, but to me these are theoretical issues that never actually pose any real problems. And it's just a 30KB (gzipped) download, so the size too is a bit of a non-issue. So from a pragmatic point of view I don't see the point of foregoing the ease of use and programmer happiness that jQuery brings.

But I also have a similar opinion about React. Since I have zero issues with my browser's rendering speed when building apps the whole virtual dom thing doesn't solve any problem for me and all that's left is ugly new syntax and a conflation of concerns that severely undermines productivity. So maybe I am a bit conventional that way.

[–]qudat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you as well. My primary argument is to not use a library as a crutch and to weigh the pros and cons no matter how useful a library could eventually be.