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Evolve jQuery to be a framework and not just a library

in Developing jQuery Core • 3 years ago

I know this is a long shot but it seems that jQuery has been left behind by frameworks (Angular, React, Vue). Though I know that jQuery is a library but do you guys have any plans to make it so that it's going to evolve and compete against those? I'm just throwing this out there

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jakecigar

Re: Evolve jQuery to be a framework and not just a library

3 years ago

jQuery is meant to be a lean library. True that it got fat, but it has been on a diet for a long time now, and even includes a slim version. It is server platform agnostic. It is not a framework, nor does it aspire to be one.

You can, and many have, written frameworks that use jQuery. Bootstrap, jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile are front-end frameworks.

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dave.meth..

Re: Evolve jQuery to be a framework and not just a library

3 years ago

I agree with Jake. jQuery doesn't try to be a framework, if that's what you want try one of the many ones out there. If you need something to enhance a web page without the complexities of a huge JS framework then keep using jQuery.

watusiware

Re: Evolve jQuery to be a framework and not just a library

3 years ago

There are different kinds of "frameworks" to boot.

jQuery UI and jQuery Mobile are "UI frameworks". They deal ONLY in UI issues.

Angular and React are MVC frameworks. Quite a different animal.

I wish the JS world hadn't gone so MVC-crazy, as there are applications for a UI framework that isn't also an MVC framework.

Angular can USE jQuery if you load jQuery. Otherwise, Angular uses it's own trimmed-down clone called jqLite.

React doesn't require jQuery.

Frankly (even with the new jQuery slim build) there is an awful lot in jQuery that just isn't really needed any more. jQuery solved a bunch of problems from the past that have been addressed in modern browsers.

In any case, as others have pointed out, the libraries you mention are not "competition". Apples and oranges.

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