How would I become a master of JavaScript if I always used frameworks and did nothing by myself?
I asked a question on JavaScript and everyone recommend that I use frame
Personally, I think that something like jQuery can raise your game as a JavaScript programmer if you look at it as an opportunity to study how John Resig thought about design and implementation.
His unobtrusive JavaScript style is worth emulating.
By all means, use jQuery. But also read it, study it, emulate it.