A couple days after this was posted to HN, the release of jQuery 1.11.2 and 2.1.3 offers an example of why you might want jQuery even if you might not need it.

A couple days after this was posted to HN, the release of jQuery 1.11.2 and 2.1.3 offers an example of why you might want jQuery even if you might not need it. http://blog.jquery.com/2014/12/18/jquery-1-11-2-and-2-1-3-released-safari-fail-safe-edition/ http://blog.jquery.com/2014/12/18/jquery-1-11-2-and-2-1-3-re... > "A bug like this one emphasizes the benefit of using a library like jQuery rather than going directly to the DOM APIs."