Am I using too much jQuery? When am I crossing the line?

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Published on 2010-05-13T12:42:38Z Indexed on 2010/05/19 10:00 UTC
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Lately I found myself using jQuery and JavaScript a lot, often to do the same things that I did before using CSS.

For example, I alternate table rows color or create buttons and links hover effects using JavaScript/jQuery. Is this acceptable? Or should I keep using CSS for these kinds of things?

So the real question is: When I'm using too much jQuery? How can I understand when I'm crossing the line?

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