Should you Learn jQuery in 2017 and 2018?

jQuery is one of the most important web development related libraries ever created, but some people are saying you should drop it like an old donut? Should you?

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[Kwisatsoundman]

I think your advice makes perfectly sense, even today. For non Mean stack developers (or non single page applications), for me jQuery will stay the king for dealing with simple UI interactivity and Ajax requests, because it makes the life of Python, Ruby, Java, C# or Php developers so much easier. That doesn't mean we don't have to mix jQuery with Vanilla JavaScript on the same project, be it by writing plain old javascript scripts completely independant from jQuery scripts, or by adding JavaScript functions into jQuery based scripts, since jQuery is just a library on top of JavaScript. The only dangerous thing is to try memorizing jQuery functionalities straight away, without first learning at least the basics of JavaScript, a mistake a lot of people do as far as i can tell, because in this case 1) they don't use this library to its full potential and 2) when a problem occurs, they are unable to debug their own code or to even understand why it doesn't work...

[jasonwelsh]

You are so right about the universal principles. I am huge into martial arts and fitness and you need to master the basics and fundamentals, and basically never stray from that. A deadlift will always be a deadlift. Great content as always!

[MrHumanwarrior]

Such good advice. This is exactly what happened to me. I applied for an internship, without knowing they used jQuery, and thanks to my studying beforehand I managed not to struggle so much. Because I learned the basics. The concept of 'need-to-nerd' basis is amazing. Great job at sending the message.

[kupalisky]

I love how you use martial arts as an analogy for programming and I completely agree. I'm mainly a BJJ guy, and I stopped getting bogged down with all the new techniques that get thrown at you, I just focus on the basics: position, pressure, basic guards, etc and let my game flow from there. I'm applying the same to programming, and having similar success.

[pravinsathe]

Stef man, it was a great guiding bro, I appreciate it

[johnnydevv]

Nice! Thanks Stef. Your advice has been very helpful to me since I subscribed to you. I'm learning a lot.

[kafeltz]

Learn jQuery is like learning SQL or Regex. Once you learn, you will never forget. And will always be useful in some way. The new querySelector for html5 will be super really to learn because they are so similar.

[lefortexl]

My instructor said the same thing. He also gave me good advice: develop a plan, organize it into a tech document THEN get to work.

[dec]

Thanks! Learning this currently and our teacher said it's best to use Javascript more than jQuery- but just as you said a basic understanding of it helps. Love your videos- straight to the point, no bs.

[imadudin]

the basics....
learn basics, then project practice, then learn branch, then project practice
this how i learn.. any suggest?

[ralucab]

Today I purchased the course ! I am really glad that I have found your channel.

[izvarzone]

I use it for userscripts, because it was the one I learned back in days when worked in front-end, don't feel learning new frameworks because I don't have any issues with jQuery.

[straight]

You mention various frameworks (Ruby, Java, .net, PHP, python).
Can you discuss advantages and disadvantages of each of these, so we can choose which to use for a particular application use case?
Or if not, could you point to some references for further research?
Thanks.

[aleksajanic]

The real question is, why was this filmed in a car?

[davidespejo]

Stefan can you do a video explaining how to know how much we should charge for a website?

[dayvie]

You use a javascript frontend-framework like Angular or React? Then you probably don't need Jquery. JQuery can also some times very slow, which makes it not that important.

[BucurIonNiculae]

Another very good tip I'm considering. Thanks a lot, I always keep an eye on you. greetings from Romania.

[christianlanoire]

I agree with you logic, but I disagree when you say you may learn the basics of joinery in a couple of hours.

if we consider javascript a language, we have to consider jquery a slang of that language, in other words, another language, because almost everything KS does Jquery does easier.

I am about 5 month studying jquery.

[busyrand]

Awesome. I wondered this vary thing. Thanks for covering the topic.

[codegate]

TLDR: Learn the basics of the language so you can talk about it. What are the basics? Take my course.

His advice is good in the sense....'Don't waist your time becoming a pro in jquery whether or not you take my e-course. Learn the basics so you can talk about it in an interview/work project...learn it further on a need to nerd/know basis'.