[rplnt]

My complaint is that almost every web-related javascript question is answered with "jQuery". I didn't ask about jquery, I asked about javascript god damnit. I understand it's the right answer in many cases, but the full answer should be: "You can do it like this or much easier using library like jQuery".

[danabramov]

Obligatory meta.

http://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/48195

[teh_klev]

But then you have the power to make it abundantly clear that you don't want answers that depend on jQuery. If you do get a "but you can do this with jQuery" without also supplying a pure javascript answer, then downvote.

[frik]

so true, jQuery is like a plague on there. I want vanilla Javascript results.

[glitchdout]

Then all you gotta do is ask for them. Just tag your question as `javascript` and ask for a "pure javascript" solution.

[ygra]

It probably doesn't work. It's like lots of Windows batch file questions get answered with "install cygwin and then use this arcane invocation". Given that I'm one of the few who who can competently answer such questions without installing anything else (with a slightly more arcane invocation) I often find that a little sad. I almost thought about going around answering Unix shell scripting questions with PowerShell answers, but Pash isn't that far yet.

[frik]

True. But many questions that come up, that were already answered. And for years jQuery was fancy and most answers to JS questions are that way. Only recently people start to use pure vanilla JS 5. Thankfully the community adds new pure JS answers to old questions... though you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page.