Beginning j Query is your step-by-step guide to learning the j Query library. j Query is the most popular Java Script library in the web developer’s toolkit.
Jack Franklin takes you from the basics of getting you started with j Query, right through to extending j Query by writing your own plug-ins. You’ll discover best practices you can follow, how you can avoid common mistakes, and you’ll learn about so many of the things that j Query has to offer, including how you can:
- Use j Query’s powerful tools to dynamically update content on your site, including DOM manipulation.
- Extend j Query’s capabilities by writing your own plugins on top of the framework.
- Animate elements and build your own j Query slider.
- Employ best practices and avoid common errors made by beginners.
Java Script is a powerful language but every web developer must navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies. Beginning j Query teaches you how to use j Query to avoid spending your time fixing these browser bugs – letting you concentrate on what really matters to you. Throughout Beginning j Query, you’ll discover how expressive yet concise j Query’s code is and how much quicker and efficient you can develop with j Query!
Circa l’autore
Jack Franklin is a web developer and Computer Science student from the world heritage city of Bath, in the UK. He first started creating websites back in 2005 and has experience in a number of web languages including HTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby, Python and others, although his main focus is Java Script. He runs the popular online resource javascriptplayground.com and has released a number of open source j Query plug-ins online.