[usingpond]

Not if you're in an environment (like mobile) where you want to reduce repaint.

[malandrew]

In which case you don't want to be using jQuery at all and should instead be using a virtual DOM implementation like virtual-dom, famo.us, react or mithril.

https://github.com/Matt-Esch/virtual-dom

[ulisesrmzroche]

What if you don't have the option to all of a sudden bust out a new framework? Some of these scenarios are just unrealistic.