Simple, fast, versatile — JavaScript the way it should be!
jQuery: Novice to Ninja: New Kicks And Tricks (2nd Edition) is your fast track to mastering jQuery—the all-conquering JavaScript framework. Used by over half the world’s top 10,000 websites, jQuery is the fastest, most efficient way to add killer functionality to your site. Now in its second edition, you’ll be taken through the fundamentals of jQuery, adding interactivity and animation to your websites. Then, you’ll be taken through more sophisticated techniques, including plugins, UI widgets, and the brand new jQuery mobile framework.
jQuery: Novice to Ninja, 2nd Edition is your fast track to mastering jQuery the all-conquering JavaScript framework. Used by over half the world’s top 10,000 websites, jQuery is the fastest, most efficient way to add killer functionality to your site.
What will I learn?
In the second edition of this practical and fun-to-read book, you’ll learn the fundamentals of jQuery, adding interactivity and animation to your websites. You’ll then move on to more sophisticated techniques, including using plugins, UI widgets, and the brand new jQuery Mobile framework.
- Effortlessly control any page element with powerful jQuery selectors,
- Construct impressive animations with just a few lines of code,
- Tap the power of jQuery UI to create complex menus, tooltips, and panels,
- Add intelligent interactive forms and elegant drop-down menus,
- Build a complete working application, StarTrackr!, as you learn,
- Use jQuery Mobile to create compelling mobile apps,
- And much more…
Who should read this book?If you’re a front-end Designer looking to add a dash of cool interactivity to your sites, and you’ve heard all the buzz about jQuery and want to find out what the fuss is about, this book will put you on the right track. If you’ve dabbled with JavaScript, but been frustrated by the complexity of many seemingly simple tasks,
we’ll show you how jQuery can help you. You should already have intermediate to advanced HTML and CSS skills, as jQuery uses CSS-style selectors to zero in on page elements. Some rudimentary programming knowledge will be helpful to have, as jQuery, – despite its clever abstractions – is still based on JavaScript.
