Category: 2. Disadvantages

With the rise of modern frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue, developers prefer component-based and scalable solutions. jQuery is not designed for single-page applications or highly interactive modern apps, which limits its relevance in today’s web development world.

Even though it is lightweight, jQuery is still an additional library (around 90 KB). If you only need a few simple functions, including the whole library can be unnecessary and add extra load time to your website.

Modern browsers now support most of the features that jQuery once simplified, such as querySelector, fetch, and event handling. This reduces the need for jQuery in new projects.

While jQuery is great for small to medium websites, it is not optimized for very large or complex applications. Native JavaScript and modern frameworks often perform faster when dealing with heavy, real-time interactions.