I had to write an Executive Briefing last month. Much to my own surprise, JQuery is still a major player.

1) JQuery
2) React
3) Angular

JQuery dwarfs the rest according to StackOverflow Survey. A full 85% of all respondents said they use JQuery.

It didn't say that JQuery was the sole library, I suspect not. However with the advent of Web Components we are seeing a trend in getting 'closer to the metal'. Just like it was done 20 years ago in nothing but HTML and Javascript.

I always enjoyed JQuery but picked up an attitude (after reading lots of posts) that JQuery is not needed, it's on its way out etc. I think it's time for an attitude adjustment.