jQuery 2.0 beta 2 has released!. The version 2.0 of the jQuery will not supportable by IE 6,7 and 8.I think they are dropping IE 6 to 8 for performance improvements and reduction in filesize. You can get this latest beta from the jQuery CDN:
http://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.0.0b2.js
If you’d like to try jQuery 2.0 on web sites or application where you still need to support IE 6, 7, and 8, you can use conditional comments.
- <!–[if lt IE 9]>
- <script src="jquery-1.9.1.js"></script>
- <![endif]–>
- <!–[if gte IE 9]>
- <!–>
- <script src="jquery-2.0.0b2.js"></script>
- <!–<![endif]–>
Why IE 6, 7, or 8 ?
Microsoft says about Why move off of Internet Explorer 6:
There are many benefits of upgrading to a newer version of Internet Explorer – better compatibility, improved speed, and tabbed browsing, to name a few.
We know that in the last 10 years web technologies has changed so we need to upgrade our browsers. By doing this we can also protect our self from the various threats and attacks.