Jack Franklin & Russ Ferguson 
Beginning jQuery [PDF ebook] 
From the Basics of jQuery to Writing your Own Plug-ins

Navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies and use j Query to avoid wasting time fixing these bugs.  This book is your step-by-step guide to learning the j Query library and allows you to concentrate on what really matters to you, mastering the most popular Java Script library in a web developer’s toolkit.





Throughout this book, you’ll discover how expressive yet concise j Query’s code is and how much quicker and efficiently you can develop with j Query. Beginning j Query 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 learn about the many other assets that j Query has to offer.






This second edition is completely updated for j Query version 3.x, including integration with npm, and guidelines for working with the Data set API specification.

What You’ll Learn

• 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.

Who This Book is For

Web developers confident with HTML and CSS and now ready to get to grips with Java Script and for the developers wanting to enhance their skill set and learn new tools.

Inhoudsopgave

1. Java Script You Need to Know.- 2. The Basics of j Query.- 3. Traversing the DOM.- 4. DOM Manipulation with j Query.- 5. An Introduction to Events.- 6. More Events.- 7. Animation.- 8. Ajax with j Query.- 9. Writing a j Query Plug-in.- 10. More j Query Plug-ins.- 11. A j Query Image Slider.

Over de auteur

Jack Franklin is a Developer Evangelist at Pusher. He is a keen blogger, developer and author. 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.




Russ Ferguson is a freelance developer and instructor in the New York City area. His interest in computers goes back to Atari Basic, Compu Serve and BBS systems in the mid-1980s. For over 10 years, he has been fortunate to teach at Pratt Institute, where subjects have been as diverse as the student body. Working in New York has given him the opportunity to work with a diverse group of companies whose projects ranged from developing real-time chat/video applications for start-ups to developing and managing content management systems for established Media and Advertising agencies like MTV and DC Comics.