Prediction: Since jQuery2 is dropping support for IE < 9, it will never be as popular as its predecessor. We all owe John Resig a debt of gratitude for getting

Prediction: Since jQuery2 is dropping support for IE < 9, it will never be as popular as its predecessor. We all owe John Resig a debt of gratitude for getting querySelectorAll into modern browsers. The next missing piece is the ShadowDOM/Templates stuff coming down the pipeline, but sadly that will probably take just as long for mass adoption.