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description: Modern alternatives to the jQuery library for DOM traversal, events, and AJAX
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# Replacements for `jQuery`

## You might not need jQuery

[You might not need jQuery](https://youmightnotneedjquery.com/) is a side‑by‑side catalog of native JavaScript equivalents for common jQuery patterns (selectors, traversal, manipulation, events, AJAX), with concise before/after examples.

## You (Might) Don't Need jQuery

[You‑Dont‑Need‑jQuery](https://github.com/camsong/You-Dont-Need-jQuery) is a community‑maintained guide that shows how to handle querying, styling, DOM manipulation, AJAX, and events with plain JavaScript.