jQuery is a JavaScript library that is designed to make coding websites easier. There are many repetitive tasks that developers have to code. jQuery has these common tasks in the memory and you have to write a single line of code to call them from the library.
Its main principle is “write less, do more”. jQuery allows developers to add animation, create beautiful and interactive interfaces. The use cases include:
- HTTP, CSS, DOM manipulation
- plugins
- utilities
- AJAX
- HTML event management
jQuery has become one of the most popular JavaScript libraries because:
- it is lightweight and fast
- it is SEO-friendly
- it allows creating animation and other interface elements with fewer lines of code
- it speeds up the development process
- it improves the performance of the end product
- it helps websites to run seamlessly and adequately on any browser
- it is easy to learn
