2006 founded Hollow
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jQuery
lights on, nobody home
19 years 359 days and counting
John Resig, 2006. Still loading. Not still chosen.
Why it lasted
- It is still on a terrifying number of pages because WordPress plugins and old dashboards never die.
- The $() brain is how a generation learned the DOM.
Times it almost ended
- A decade of 'you might not need jQuery'. True for new apps. False for the fossil web.
What would finish it
- Those plugins rewriting. They will not. Zombie is the steady state.
Questions
Is jQuery still up?
Yes, with a Hollow verdict: lights on, nobody home. Founded 2006.
How long has jQuery been around?
jQuery has been up since 2006-08-26.
Why did jQuery survive?
It is still on a terrifying number of pages because WordPress plugins and old dashboards never die.
Could jQuery still die?
Those plugins rewriting. They will not. Zombie is the steady state.