Also jQuery is included in UI5.

Since the project started the developer fought for this internally. Finally they won.

Interesting, I was thinking that SAP might have opened this up to help broaden the base of developers who are comfortable working with their technology. I just assumed that there must be some business logic underlying the move.

I imagine that an open-source javascript project would be a great deal more approachable than proprietary ABAP for developers exploring new career paths.

Yea that's isn't how SAP work. They only want inhouse developers developing on their platforms