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Large bundle size, slower for large DOM, overlaps with modern JS features.
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jQuery pitfalls today: it's not needed for modern browser APIs (querySelector, fetch, classList, addEventListener all work natively), adds 30-90KB to page weight, can conflict with frameworks (React, Vue manage their own DOM), implicit global state, implicit type coercion in selectors. Use it only for legacy codebases or when its plugins are specifically needed.
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