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curl vs jQuery
curl started first, in 1997, 9 years before jQuery.
Why curl lasted
- It is in everything. Cars, printers, phones, install scripts, the kitchen sink.
- Daniel Stenberg has been the steward for decades. That kind of boredom is a superpower.
Why jQuery 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.
Questions
Which is older, curl or jQuery?
curl started first, in 1997, 9 years before jQuery.
How long has curl been running?
curl has been up 28 years 310 days, since 1997-11-11.
How long has jQuery been running?
jQuery has been up 20 years 22 days, since 2006-08-26.
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