// the take
A deprecated jQuery-free version of the Masonry grid layout script from 2011. The author explicitly says to use Masonry v3 instead, which absorbed this functionality. There is no reason to adopt this repo.
- Historically interesting as proof that jQuery wasn't actually needed for Masonry — the author made the point and then rolled it into the main library
- The demo set (gutters, fluid, RTL, dynamic item addition) covers real use cases and could serve as reference for understanding the algorithm
- Explicitly deprecated since 2014 — the README's first line tells you to leave
- No CSS Grid or modern layout API awareness; this predates Flexbox being widely supported
- Last touched 12 years ago, zero maintenance, dead demo URLs
- 325 stars is residual traffic from people who haven't noticed it's a dead end
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