On: You might not need jQuery

[jhenahan]

Isn't the code to run here[1]?

[1]: http://jsperf.com/backbone-patch-22be8f9/2

[lowboy → jhenahan]

See my previous comment[0]. That perf test is testing Backbone's use of jQ vs. native DOM, not jQ v. DOM in isolation. I don't trust that there aren't side effects and interactions in the test.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7155710