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I know that you can use JavaScript server side with node.js, but can we use jQuery for backend as well? Or will I just have to learn CoffeeScript instead of jQuery?

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CoffeeScript is an alternate syntax for JavaScript which compiles into JavaScript. Apples and oranges with jQuery. – gahooa Sep 9 '12 at 23:08
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Why would you want to use jQuery with JavaScript if you don't need worry about the DOM? – Jim G. Sep 9 '12 at 23:16
Why is this not a real question? It seems fine to me.] – Toby Allen Nov 11 '12 at 19:59

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jQuery is not a programming language but a JavaScript library, so you'd just use plain JavaScript, possibly with something like Underscore.js to add useful methods similar to e.g. $.each() or $.map().

But yes, you can use jQuery in node.js together with another package that provides a DOM.

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The useful methods are available in ES5 though, and no need to worry about cross-browser issues on the server side. – Florian Margaine Sep 10 '12 at 6:11

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