“JavaScript Developer”

It is impossible to hire real JavaScript developers as 90% of applicants come in and only know jQuery. They have no clue what an event handler is, how to navigate the DOM or create a simple XHR call without the library.

— Christian Heilmann

And that’s exactly why I do teach my students the bare JavaScript things, next to knowing how to work with jQuery. Heck, even you could learn those things, as our curriculum is freely available.