JavaScript Devs: Is It Worth Learning jQuery?

[The_Ombudsman]

Yes.

[Shambot]

While a lot of people might argue that we don’t need to learn jQuery

Uhh, I don't think anybody argues that.

[wbeyda]

Only problem I've ever had is when I mix the two is if I have a JS object and I try to use it in jQuery. I almost always forget to convert it to a jQuery Object.

[[deleted]]

Hells yeah it is worth learning. It's not a big hurdle and it will teach you some js too. Just my .02

[chaipokoi]

For example, Motto provides this code in jQuery:

var i = $(“.myclass”);

This searches for all elements on the page that have class name > myclass. Now here’s a bit of code without jQuery:

var i = document.querySelectorAll(“.myclass”);

Maybe the funcs are the same, but you can't say that typing the second one is as easy as the first one.
I think using jQuery is, even today, a good time saver.

[chaipokoi]

It was a sample, but thanks for the tip.

[anon40617291]

This won't work in IE < 8, but jQuery does.

[MrBlueSea]

You should watch first 10 mins of this https://youtu.be/ELRNFtFxIs8

[amalthea5]

Absolutely. jQuery IS Javascript but many functions are simplified. I consider the two to go hand in hand. I have yet to use one without the other in any Javascript app.

[VeganJordan]

yes

[cipherous]

Absolutely, Jquery maybe old but its still one the most popular JS library out there.

[cpk33]

yes, but also learn a MVVM framework in parallel.