documentcloud/backbone — pull request #920 by braddunbar (2012-02-01 03:38:34+00:00)
Title: use `$` as DOM abstraction library

#551 discusses providing a method for telling Backbone what DOM abstraction library to use. I propose that this is not necessary and can be done very simply by using the current value of `root.$`. Since jQuery, Zepto, and Ender expose themselves as `$` already this is a backwards compatible change in most cases. Using `root.$` to represent a DOM abstraction library is already a de facto standard besides being simple and intuitive.