Good tip!
I made a version for Javascript editor with ACE, as @jakeonrails did: in particular it lets you to execute the written code through CTRL + SHIFT + Y shortcut.
Try CoffeeScript
You're saying: "native code is better than libraries". Yes, it's true. Even writing a website in assembly is faster than everything but I said yes to the life.
Libraries and frameworks are slower than the native language and they are made to simplify your work: the trade-off between performance and comfort it's just a choice, a personal choice.
In my honest opinion, doing $('<div>') instead of $(document.createElement('div')) is better because it won't tear down the performance of my web app and it's easier and faster to write it down.
The problem is not with placeholders but with IE.
Great post and cool module!
Thank you @jdobry!