Survey - thank you
Survey - thank you
allan
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Hi all,
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who filled in the recent DataTables survey! I've had 341 survey results, and I'll take some time this week to compile the results, try to understand them and set a course for how to take DataTables forwards and to the next level. I'll write up a blog post with the results when done.
Also, just because the survey is over, doesn't mean you can't leave direct feedback. Post in the forum or drop me a message 
Allan
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Hello Allan,
A survey-related question. I use jQueryUI in my project, and I am still happy with it, but I have been feeling the pressure to move to something more "current". Not better, just more current.
When I compared the usage statistics for the styling frameworks that DataTables.net supports on BuiltWith.com, I found that jQueryUI still has strong usage at around 18.7 million sites. Whereas the other frameworks are either not showing up or are just much harder to detect.
I am curious to know what you see from your side. Which frameworks are more popular with your users? I suspect you might be able to see that via your download site and the survey.
https://trends.builtwith.com/javascript/jQuery-UI 18.7 million
By the way. DataTables is at 500,000 uses according to BuiltWith. https://trends.builtwith.com/javascript/DataTables
Thanks for a very solid tool.
Anthony
Hi Anthony,
Good question! A while back (2019), Sandy dug into the download statistics and one of the points he looked at was the styling framework being used. As you'll see, jQuery UI's share is fairly small.
For a more current view, we could look at the npm packages:
So the stats from 2019 seem to hold up. I do need to look at providing a more complete Tailwind implementation at some point soon!
For me personally, I find jQuery UI difficult to work with for styling outside of the components they provide. Bootstrap and friends are massively better documented. Unless a site is under heavy and active development, I wouldn't bother spending the time moving the styling over, but I also wouldn't use it for a new site.
Allan