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Everything about JQuery

JavaScript software library

jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax. It is free, open-source software using the permissive MIT License. As of October 2026, jQuery is used by 65.3% of the 10 million most popular websites. Web analysis indicates that it is the most widely deployed JavaScript library by a large margin, having at least three to four times more usage than any other JavaScript library. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: JQueryA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Ai-Assisted Legacy Front-End Modernization: Intelligent Jquery-To-React Transformation Using Automated Component Extraction And Dependency AnalysisInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: JavaScript and jQueryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Design and Implementation of Web Multimedia Teaching Evaluation System Based on Artificial Intelligence and jQueryCited 34 times
  5. Go sideways: Prototype JavaScript FrameworkA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: List of Ajax frameworksA closely related topic

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