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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by NullPrefix on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:50PM (#21654246)
I'd say jQuery forcing people to actually learn XMLHttpRequest by leaking memory on each request was a killer feature.
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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by NullPrefix on Thursday November 28, 2019 @12:48AM (#21654906)
Downvote me all you want.

https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/10824

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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by why_only_15 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @01:00PM (#21659124)
Looks like this is only in internet explorer and was clearly not a priority issue for anyone
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Re:Lines of code that changed everything by NullPrefix on Thursday November 28, 2019 @07:47PM (#21661120)
>only in internet explorer

Main advantage was unified experience across all browsers.

>[memory leak on each request] not a priority issue for anyone

Exactly my point.

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