[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43049: jQuery-indipendent frontend

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#43049: jQuery-indipendent frontend
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 Reporter:  valdrinkoshi   |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  4.9.1
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:  maybelater
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:  javascript, performance
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Changes (by dd32):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => maybelater
 * focuses:  ui, javascript, performance => javascript, performance
 * component:  Themes => Bundled Theme
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 Hey @valdrinkoshi and welcome to Trac.

 While I see the benefit in not using jQuery, looking at `global.js` and
 `navigation.js` it looks like dropping jQuery is going to increase the
 maintenance burden with having to deal with cross-browser quirks which
 many of the jQuery methods we call already works around.
 Furthermore, if we were to change the default themes, it'd have a onward
 effect upon themes built on top of them, and due to the length of time
 that `twentyseventeen` (or all of the `twenty*` themes) has been out
 there, that's a lot of sites. It's not only sites which expect these files
 to have been written the way they are, but also sites who assume jQuery
 will be available as it's a dependancy of the theme.

 I don't think this is something we can change at this point in time,
 however, I'd urge you to bring it up for when the next default theme gets
 developed - I don't know when that will be, keep an eye on
 https://make.wordpress.org/core/ if you're interested in getting involved.

 Unfortunately due to the above I don't think this is something we can work
 on right now for the existing bundled themes, but hopefully future themes
 will be able to take that into consideration.

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