> Think it's funny most people see javascript is the same as jquery.

I don't think it is funny, it is rather sad.

> Learn to code is the same a learning a framework?

In this days of byzantine frameworks apparently yes.

JavaScript's a byzantine language on its own.

jQuery's a great choice for beginners learning to program for the first time. Two related frameworks, underscore and d3, both have jQuery-inspired APIs and use higher-order functions extensively. These frameworks teach lessons in functional programming that transfer easily to Python, Lisp, Haskell, and even mathematics.