Product DescriptionThis detailed reference guide to jQuery, an open-source JavaScript library that shields web developers from browser inconsistencies, simplifies adding dynamic, interactive elements, and reduces development time, covers the syntax of every jQuery method, function, and selector with detailed discussions to help readers get the most from jQuery. After analyzing an example jQuery script, detailed reference chapters cover the components of jQuery from Selectors to AJAX. The last chapters cover jQuery's elegant plug-in architecture and the popular Dimensions and Form plug-ins. The book offers web developers both a broad, organized view of all that the jQuery library has to offer and a quick a reference for comprehensive details. Readers need basic HTML and CSS, and familiarity with JavaScript syntax, but no knowledge of jQuery is assumed. However, this is not an introductory title and readers starting out with jQuery should first read the companion book from Packt, Learning jQuery.
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Rating: - Good book for Jquery
The book is written in a well organized pattern. This book actually gives justice to those developers who have been involved in the program so much that they want to share their knowledge to the world. There are already books published that have completely and party discussed jQuery as a library and its valuable explanation however this book gives out a robust explanation on how can jQuery affect the general experience of the web users when the program is effectively implemented properly.
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Rating: - Good Book for a Great Library
This relatively thin book is great if you know the basics of jQuery, and need a reference. It also provides a quick way to browse the API. It does get into the more advanced topics, such as writing plug-ins, but I haven't tried that yet.
Rating: - Not All I had hoped for
Learning JQuery is a good book that I can recommend, I hoped the same for this one. While it is not a bad book it is much easier to find the information I need from the internet - I didn't find the book either useful or insightful. This is a book that I most likely will never use again.
Rating: - Very Useful
I have always used online resources for API information since searching is a huge time saver, but online references only delve as deep as a simplistic example often leaving the general purpose and even usefulness of a function unexplained. The jQuery Reference Guide puts those questions to rest and explains how functions work and how supplying various options may change the effect of the function. I found most of the information valuable and an excellent way to quickly learn more about the jQuery ... Read More
Rating: - Dig deeper into the DOM and AJAX with jQuery
You might question whether or not a book is even necessary given the wealth of information already available on the jQuery library. I am an avid user of jQuery, semi-active in the community, I have developed a few plug-ins, and I certainly understand the need for this resource guide.
The online documentation is extremely terse, and in order to get an in-depth understanding of the library, a book is necessary. As a programmer I prefer jQuery Resource Guide over Learning jQuery. However, ... Read More
- Good book for Jquery
- Good Book for a Great Library
- Not All I had hoped for
