Professional jQuery - Softcover

Otero, Cesar; Larsen, Rob

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ISBN 10: 1118026683 ISBN 13: 9781118026687

Publisher: Wrox, 2012

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This book covers jQuery including a developer-level introduction and an in-depth look into some of the more advanced features. The book focuses on features available as of jQuery 1.7.1. but also tries to incorporate feature support in older versions of the library wherever it is relevant.

The first few chapters will help you set up a development environment and review important JavaScript concepts. Detailed coverage includes:

functions that make up the library and usages of the core jQuery functions
in-depth to select and manipulate HTML elements with jQuery
the cross-browser ability to bind and manage browser events
Ajax
shortcuts jQuery offers for animating components in your web applications including moving, fading, toggling, and resizing elements
jQuery UI, which is an associated user interface library for jQuery and contains things such as widgets, effects, animations, and interactions
additional jQuery UI features including moving, sorting, resizing, and selection elements with a mouse
techniques, best practices, and patterns that you can apply to your code to make it more efficient, maintainable, and clear
jQuery Template plugin
authoring jQuery plugins.
jQuery Deferred Object
unit testing and detail of the specific unit testing framework created by and used by the jQuery project itself, QUnit.

If you have experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, this book is for you. For existing jQuery users, it will expand your jQuery knowledge by focusing on the core library with the benefit of strong core JavaScript expertise in many of the lessons. But this book is not aimed at beginners. For those looking to start with the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/jQuery development, Beginning JavaScript and CSS Development with jQuery by Richard York will most likely help you more.

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From the Back Cover:

Learn the framework to create innovative, standards-based websites

If you want to create standards-based, interactive websites, you need to be able to take advantage of one of the hottest emerging web development technologies available. This book gives you the hard-core jQuery chops you'll need to solve whatever problems the web throws at you. It focuses on the core library and how to integrate jQuery into your web pages. You'll then dive into applying jQuery in the real world by learning how to use jQuery UI, plugin development, templates, JavaScript design patterns and more. With this information, you'll be able to simplify the critical tasks needed to build interactive websites.

Professional jQuery:

Explains how to manipulate DOM elements and work with data
Covers steps for working with HTML forms, AJAX, and JSON
Provides you with the skills to animate elements and CSS properties to create eye-catching effects
Demonstrates how to extend jQuery using battle-tested best practices for jQuery plugin development
Provides you with best practices for writing effective jQuery code, optimizing your site, and extending JavaScript� Objects

Wrox Professional guides are written by working developers to address everyday needs. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author:

Cesar Otero is a freelance web developer currently living in Mountain View, California, and his technical interests include Python, Django, JavaScript, and jQuery. He occasionally contributes articles to IBM's developer works and holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.

Rob Larsen has more than 12 years' experience as a front end engineer and team leader, building websites and applications for some of the world's biggest brands. He is currently a Senior Specialist, Platform at Sapient Global Markets. Rob is an active writer and speaker on web technology with a special focus on emerging standards like HTML5, CSS3, and the ongoing evolution of JavaScript.

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