I would like to upgrade the site from 1.3.2 to 1.4, as I see that there are some good performance improvements.
Can I just give it up? Am I worried about my plugins at work?
Is it backward compatible?
What should I worry about?
Check this page: http://jquery14.com/day-01/jquery-14 (cached version from web.archive. Org)
Below is a list of violations. This will give you an idea of ββwhether you have a problem.
There is also a plugin that makes jQuery 1.4 compatible with 1.3.
you should be fine, but there is a list of possible problems:
http://jquery14.com/day-01#backwards
Best to try and see. jQuery14.com has a backward compatibility list , as well as a 1.3-compat plugin that you can use to mitigate the shock.
I did the same the other day and had no problems. Interestingly, the site claims that 1.4 no longer uses the default values ββof $() to $(document).ready - I have this code and it works fine ...
$()
$(document).ready