I've been thinking about upgrading to the latest version of jQuery for one of my projects, has anyone migrated successfully?
Please keep in mind this I have no desire to NOT use jQuery at this point. I know it has it's pros and cons, but at the moment, I don't have time (or any desire) to move away from jQuery.
jQuery is pretty good at providing changelog and compatibility/migration tools. If you read up about what changed in the major revisions you should be fine before updating. There will be sections of your code which need to change but not significantly.
You'll want to do a full regression test on any core javascript functionality in your applications. Sometimes third party plugins or scripts need updates as well.
Needing to support old versions of Internet Explorer is one thing which might prevent the update.
The key benefits to updating are smaller library size, much better performance, and new techniques + functionality.
Jason Knight
The less code you use, the less there is to break
It has pro's? REALLY? Could you list some that actually hold up under scrutiny as I've never seen, heard, nor smelt any.