I think a better way to phrase #10 is "Don't do DOM manipulation anywhere other than a directive." If there's a complex jQuery widget (say, a date selector) th

I think a better way to phrase #10 is "Don't do DOM manipulation anywhere other than a directive." If there's a complex jQuery widget (say, a date selector) that works well for you, then wrap it in a simple directive and be done. I've done this a number of times with no problem.