Find Performance between 1.7.1 and 1.9.x and 1.10.0

Find Performance between 1.7.1 and 1.9.x and 1.10.0

Hi, all...

I recently updated the jQuery version my site is using to 1.9.1 from 1.7.1. Unfortunately, performance suffered considerably, especially in IE 9. 

I have a jsperf test that outlines what I'm seeing.


$ ( ".k-grid-content tbody:first" ). find ( '> tr:not(.k-grouping-row,.k-detail-row,.k-group-footer)' )

In Chrome, find using the query above is 66% slower in jQuery 1.9 and 1.10 than in jQuery 1.7.

in IE, that same query is 92% slower in jQuery 1.9 and 1.10.

Why is find soo much slower in the newer versions?