jQuery is commonly suggested as a good starting point for beginner web developers. Many learn jQuery even before they’ve begun to learn vanilla Javascript.
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Vue has taken care of many of the pain points about jQuery raised above:
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jQuery is only easier if you already understand Javascript and the DOM API. That’s not the case for beginners. jQuery is not simpler, just abbreviated.
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So next time someone asks you what they should learn as a beginner web developer, maybe jQuery is not the thing.
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