javascript - Should I link to Google API's cloud for JS libraries?

Question

I'm looking for the pros/cons of pulling jQuery & other JS libraries from Google API's cloud as opposed to downloading files and deploying directly.

What say you?

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My decision

The likelihood of the lib already cached on the users system is the overriding factor for me, so I'm going with a permalink to googleapis.com (e.g. ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/…). I agree with others here that loss of access to the Google server cloud is a minimal concern.

Answer 1

Con

• Users in countries embargoed by the U.S. (e.g. Iran) won't get a response from Google