Answer 1

jQuery is just an addon for JavaScript DOM manipulation.

Few problems... jQuery was, and is, used a lot professionally. So getting familiar with it would help (at least if you come across it, you'll be ready).

jQuery provides simpler, and sometimes better, ways to manipulate DOM elements than JS.
You can get the same results if you dont use jQuery, but it'll take longer if you use plain JS.
I personally dont use jQuery; prefer to do everything via JS (lib updates could break things, less load and ping time, and i love reinventing the wheel. Fun for me).

So I say, yes, learn it or at least get familiar with it if you plan on being a professional web dev. Also looks good on your resume ;)

Extra: good English, if you didnt put dont mind my English, i wouldnt have known you dont speak it well xD

Answer 2

Writing a Job Description to Find a Great Full Stack Web Developer

" Here’s what you can expect to see in a full stack developer’s skillset:

Front-End

... Libraries like jQuery or Backbone.js ... "

Source: https://www.upwork.com/hiring/development/full-stack-web-developer-job-description/

" Become a Full-Stack Web Developer"

https://www.lynda.com/learning-paths/Web/become-a-full-stack-web-developer

" The Benefits of jQuery in Front-End Website Development"

https://blog.wsol.com/the-benefits-of-jquery-in-front-end-website-development

Answer 3

Well, learning jQuery for web developing isn't mandatory. With your current knowledge on web development you should be able make petty good looking and responsive webpages. But if you also learn the jQuery then you can make very interactive and highly animated webpages which will create attraction among users. This will increase your chance of getting more jobs/projects more earlier. So learning jQuery will benefit you way more than the time you spent on learning it. 😊😉😊

Answer 4

A lot of framework are build on top of jquery and a lot of older codebases use jquery, but if you do not care for those two things you can do a lot now without it using react and similar frameworks.but I recommend learning it because it is the simplest framework and the father of all other modern frameworks

Answer 5

JQuery is very useful and better than pure JavaScript in terms of lines of code when it comes to work with the DOM.