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Re:You might not need jQuery by jhenahan on Friday January 31, 2014 @10:09PM (#7160692)
Isn't the code to run here[1]?

[1]: http://jsperf.com/backbone-patch-22be8f9/2

Re:You might not need jQuery by lowboy on Sunday February 02, 2014 @08:43PM (#7168406)
See my previous comment[0]. That perf test is testing Backbone's use of jQ vs. native DOM, not jQ v. DOM in isolation. I don't trust that there aren't side effects and interactions in the test.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7155710