> almost every imaginable edge-case is solved before I start I think you are comparing apples and oranges. Jquery is absolutely awesome for automating parts of

> almost every imaginable edge-case is solved before I start I think you are comparing apples and oranges. Jquery is absolutely awesome for automating parts of your pages, and/or adding substantial interactivity. If you are building an actual SPA, as in application (think gmail and the like) you wouldn't want to use jquery.