jQuery vs JavaScript — a practical guide to jQuery vs JavaScript with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.
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jQuery is JavaScript — learn when vanilla querySelector/fetch is enough.
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jQuery → concise DOM/AJAX helpers
Vanilla JS → native, no dependency
Use jQuery when already in stack (e.g. WP)
Prefer vanilla for new greenfield SPAs