>jQuery 2.0 will not run on oldIE. As a result of removing several layers of barnacle-encrusted code, it will be both faster and smaller than jQuery 1.9. My ta

>jQuery 2.0 will not run on oldIE. As a result of removing several layers of barnacle-encrusted code, it will be both faster and smaller than jQuery 1.9. My take here is that various bits of logic have been removed which will also improve processing speed. Of course, they may have been referring to the load speed, and the increase in processing speed may be negligible.