Github user kxepal commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/couchdb/pull/153#issuecomment-35490347
> One of the benefits with jQuery is that it just works in all older and
modern browsers (if you are using 1.9.x that is). The drawback is that you will
not the same performance as the built-in functions.
>
> You can test $.inArray() and Array.prototype.indexOf here:
> http://jsperf.com/in-array-vs-inarray-vs-indexof
really, I don't think that performance is matters in place of locating user
role in the list that almost always has 1-2-3 elements, max 10 elements.
> Is it really that important to support a browser that not even Microsoft
is going to support in 1½ month?
Good point, but we couldn't just remove Futon without breaking
compatibility (there are couchapps that depends on his js libs). Also we'll
probably have to keep some LTS release for some time when 2.0 will be done.
Moreover, people are lazy and if they have no serious reasons they wouldn't
reinstall OS with all the software on it and support end deadline will not make
all IE8 disappear in the moment. And this fix looks not so much complex to let
him in (:
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