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jQuery’s internal code that backs its easy-to-use CSS API has some notable performance issues. If you value efficiency, and if you want to provide your users with an optimal experience, you should learn how to properly manipulate and read element styles using the web API. Instead of relying on a “one-size-fits-all” approach, you should choose the leanest route possible by bypassing jQuery’s abstraction.
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Nicholus, R. (2016). Styling Elements. In: Beyond jQuery. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2235-5_7
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