Why I would not use jQuery

In the pursuit of remaining impartial and fair lets briefly go over why we wouldn't want to consider using javascript for our web project. The first main argument that I hear or read is the size of the page. That it adds to much to the size to the downloaded page. This may be true, I mean how long does it take to download 56Kb of code? It can take up to maybe 10 seconds on a 56Kb modem or slower. So I can see where this may be a valid argument.

Then there is the load that it requires to run it on older browsers. Generally one could consider this to be a factor or hardware compiling the end user software. This will usually involve a machine that is at least 7 to 10 years old and running on antiquated browser environments.

I've also read that languages like JAVA or scripting languages are better at manipulating the DOM and adding effects.

In general it helps to always consider alternative ways of solving the same problem. JavaScript is an advantageous alternative to other environments, but not the only one.