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jQuery

Still maintained, still works. Not for new projects.

jQuery is stable, actively maintained, and still receives updates. It solved cross-browser DOM manipulation when browsers were inconsistent, and it continues to work reliably in the codebases that depend on it.

Don't start new projects with it. React handles DOM updates declaratively, and vanilla JavaScript covers everything jQuery does via document.querySelector, fetch, and CSS transitions. But ripping jQuery out of a working legacy application rarely justifies the effort. Let it be until a larger rewrite makes sense.

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AdoptHighchartsBest charting library available. Worth the licence.AdoptTypeScriptThe default for any serious JavaScript project.AdoptReactStill the best trade-off of ecosystem, hiring, and capability.HoldNext.jsGrowing complexity and Vercel coupling. Watching the direction.AdoptTailwind CSSReplaced component libraries as the pragmatic choice for rapid UI.

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