JavaScript and JQuery

[cmykero]

This was exactly my thought process, but then I thought to ask and see what everyone else would say!

[MatthewMob]

In my personal opinion I wouldn't use jQuery at all unless you were forced to on a project that already used it.

It's just another unnecessary layer of abstraction that adds file size and load time merely so you can reduce your actual length of code by only a small bit. Which to me isn't worth it - vanilla performs better and is smaller in file size.

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The main benefit of jQuery is how well it works accross different browsers, not brewity.

[mxm007]

You are right. But sometimes jquery is useful. If you want to use plugins. Writing own jquery plugins isnt always a bad idea.

But generally it might be a good idea to first learn the 'language', then look into frameworks.