Modernization Checklist

Modernization Checklist: free step-by-step lesson with examples, common mistakes, and interview tips — part of jQuery Tutorial on Toolliyo Academy.

8 min read Updated 8/23/2026

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jQuery Tutorial · Lesson 90 of 100

Modernization Checklist

Setup & DOM ✓ → Events Effects AJAX ✓ → Perf & Integrate ✓ → Ship & Projects

Ship & Projects · 4 — Build · ~10 min · Debug and Modernize

What is this?

Modernization checklist: dependency inventory, jQuery upgrade, CSP/CSRF/XSS hygiene, replace animate with CSS, extract APIs, add tests, consider islands, measure bundles, train the team.

Why should you care?

QueryVerse modernization without a checklist becomes endless thrash.

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Examples include the jQuery 3.7 CDN. Paste into an HTML file or use Run Example to preview.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>QueryVerse</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem; }
    .box { padding: .75rem; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; margin: .5rem 0; }
    .muted { color: #666; }
    button { margin-right: .35rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
    input, select, textarea { margin: .25rem 0; }
    table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
    th, td { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: .4rem .55rem; text-align: left; }
    .hidden { display: none; }
    .row-odd { background: #f7f7f7; }
    .active { font-weight: 700; }
    .toast { background: #111; color: #fff; padding: .5rem .75rem; border-radius: 6px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <button type="button" id="go">Load modernization checklist</button>
  <ul id="list" class="box"></ul>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
  $('#go').on('click', function () {
    var items = [
      'Inventory & remove dead code',
      'Upgrade jQuery · one copy',
      'CSRF + text() defaults',
      'CSS transitions over animate',
      'JSON APIs · relative URLs',
      'Smoke/e2e on critical journeys',
      'Island plan for dense pages',
      'Bundle budget + training'
    ];
    var $ul = $('#list').empty();
    items.forEach(function (t, i) {
      $ul.append($('<li/>').text((i + 1) + '. ' + t));
    });
  });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>QueryVerse</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; margin: 1.25rem; }
    .box { padding: .75rem; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 8px; margin: .5rem 0; }
    .muted { color: #666; }
    button { margin-right: .35rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
    input, select, textarea { margin: .25rem 0; }
    table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; }
    th, td { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: .4rem .55rem; text-align: left; }
    .hidden { display: none; }
    .row-odd { background: #f7f7f7; }
    .active { font-weight: 700; }
    .toast { background: #111; color: #fff; padding: .5rem .75rem; border-radius: 6px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <button type="button" id="go">Load modernization checklist</button>
  <ul id="list" class="box"></ul>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
  $('#go').on('click', function () {
    var items = [
      'Inventory & remove dead code',
      'Upgrade jQuery · one copy',
      'CSRF + text() defaults',
      'CSS transitions over animate',
      'JSON APIs · relative URLs',
      'Smoke/e2e on critical journeys',
      'Island plan for dense pages',
      'Bundle budget + training'
    ];
    var $ul = $('#list').empty();
    items.forEach(function (t, i) {
      $ul.append($('<li/>').text((i + 1) + '. ' + t));
    });
  });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

Result