Look Who is Back: jQuery 4.0.0 is Coming to Town

Query is a JavaScript library designed to simplify manipulating HTML documents, event handling, and animations. Released in 2006 by John Resig, it aimed to address the inconsistencies and inefficiencies of browser-specific JavaScript across different platforms. jQuery provided a unified way to interact with and modify web pages, making developer lives easier and web development more consistent.

Its success stemmed from its ease of use, concise syntax, and powerful plugins. Developers could achieve complex tasks with less code, leading to faster …

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