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jQuery releases new updates with light speed. VWO is built on top of jQuery. Just a couple of months before we had bleeding edge version (1.4.2) now looks like
by paraschopra 15y ago
jQuery releases new updates with light speed. VWO is built on top of jQuery. Just a couple of months before we had bleeding edge version (1.4.2) now looks like we need to update again.
Every time jQuery changes, it means extensive cross-browser testing for us agan.
- dspillett 15y agoYou don't have to upgrade to every version that is released, unless your product is affected by a fixed bug (or performance improvement). jQuery isn't exactly a system library that could have a security hole making your web server exploitable remotely. Unless of course "VWO" (you should provide a link or descriptive text when mentioning a TLA we might not recognise, BTW) is somehow sensitive to what version other people use on their sites so you have to test against all versions.
- paraschopra 15y agoSorry, I should have mentioned. VWO stands for our product Visual Website Optimizer. We internally prefer VWO over the full name since it is long and it kind of slipped while I was writing the comment. You are right that we don't have to upgrade to every version but as you say performance improvement is sometimes very significant so we feel compelled to upgrade.
- smickie 15y agoWe only upgrade jQuery if the site is a massive web app, to get the performance gains from a new version. For most of your run-of-the-mill sites with a little sprinkling of jquery, to animate a few things and do some basic ajax, there isn't much point in upgrading. The performance gains will probably be negligible. I've found when upgrading jQuery problems rarely occur, and with automated js testing + "vocal users" any bugs are known quickly. ...and of course your coding your site so if js fails it degrades gracefully into a usable site. It's not a massive issue, I think.