When jQuery was released…
January 15th, 2010 by mookid
…web development changed forever! (to me at least 
)
It’s amazing how the CSS-selector-based approach has proven its effectiveness and durability, and combined with the incredible wealth of extensions, choosing jQuery is simply a no-brainer.
By the way, jQuery 1.4 has been released. Check out this post for a walkthrough of some of the new features.
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