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Warn on positional selectors

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Description

See discussion in https://github.com/jquery/sizzle/issues/293 . They aren't being removed in jQuery 3.0 but we should warn since they are being deprecated.

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Research direction

Start with the linked Sizzle discussion in issue 293 to understand which positional selectors are covered and how their deprecation is described. Then locate the selector-warning behavior in jquery-migrate and determine how to verify that using a positional selector emits a warning without removing support.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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