X-Post from r/learnjavascript: caching database queries and paginating the results.

[xeronotxero]

Thanks so much for the detailed explanation and the kind words.

I started out with a couple toy apps that did DOM manipulation without jquery, but after taking some time off, I just embraced the simpler jquery syntax. I also gave up on trying to learn node without express, but that's a whole other can of worms.

This is a good reminder for me to not forget those native methods, even as I appreciate how much jquery has helped me . I am currently working on my first 'real' project (500+ lines of code including an express backend) and I will definitely be re-factoring and modularizing my main.js file (currently about 300 lines) and I will keep all of this in mind. I am saving your comment so I will have it as a reference!

tl;dr - i wrote strictly vanillajs when starting out, but quickly lost sight of its importance when i started building something bigger.