I'm psyched by the idea that you don't need a bloated framework, but between using Zepto as an alternative, as well as the fact that some of this information is

I'm psyched by the idea that you don't need a bloated framework, but between using Zepto as an alternative, as well as the fact that some of this information is just plain wrong (e.g. they claim that the classList API is supported by IE8+, when in fact it is only supported by IE10+), this won't get you too far.