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Re: Should I use JQuery?

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On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 12:44:07 PM UTC-5, wmgill wrote:
> I haven't done anything in JavaScript for many years. I avoided it 
> because of the high percentage of users who had turned it off. It 
> appears that number is reasonably low, and I see no need to avoid it 
> anymore as long as I make provisions for the non JS users.
> 
> I am updating an old website that I had several simple Flash animations 
> that I want to replace. I always thought of JQuery as an 
> over-complicated, unnecessary wrapper for JS, but that thinking may be 
> wrong. So my question is, if I don't intend to have massive scripting, 
> but the occasional simple function (e.g. slideshows w/links), should I 
> install and learn JQuery, or just focus on relearning JS?

I will say do it without jQuery and see how far you get. If you run into something that feels awkward or difficult, post here in the the group and we can go from there.

JavaScript and Browsers has evolved significantly since you last played with them I suspect

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Should I use JQuery? wmgill <wmgill@domain.invalid> - 2016-06-25 13:43 -0400
  Re: Should I use JQuery? "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-06-25 20:17 +0200
    Re: Should I use JQuery? wmgill <webworker1950@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 12:12 -0400
      Re: Should I use JQuery? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-07-01 13:57 -0700
  Re: Should I use JQuery? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-25 11:38 -0700
    Re: Should I use JQuery? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-25 13:04 -0700
      Re: Should I use JQuery? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-06-26 12:45 +0200
        Re: Should I use JQuery? Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 10:00 -0700
          Re: Should I use JQuery? Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 10:21 -0700
            Re: Should I use JQuery? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-06-27 14:42 -0700
              Re: Should I use JQuery? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-06-28 12:03 +0200
      Re: Should I use JQuery? wmgill <webworker1950@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 12:34 -0400

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