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jQuery: Novice to Ninja

Rich, fast, versatile — JavaScript the way it should be!

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Created by

Earle Castledine, Craig Sharkie

Published by

SitePoint

Last Updated

1 February 2010

Details

jQuery: Novice to Ninja 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 you will learn

* How to zero in and instantly transform page elements * How to create clever animations that attract visitors’ attention * How to build cool UI widgets to wow your clients * Simple methods to add power to your designs * Strategies for advanced plugin development * How to simplify the handling of AJAX requests

Description

Note: the latest edition of this book is [jQuery: Novice to Ninja: New Kicks And Tricks](https://learnable.com/books/jquery2) jQuery: Novice to Ninja 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.

Who is this for?

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.

Creators

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Earle Castledine

Earle Castledine—JavaScript flâneur and internet flibbertigibbet—is back! By day it’s serious business while Earle steers the ship as lead engineer at hot startups. By night his attention turns to the world of weird art and wonderful game design.
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Craig Sharkie

Craig was once happy to call himself a developer, speaker, author, and advocate. Since then, he’s added husband, JS meet founder, father, and JSConf organizer to the list. Now he is twice - and often thrice - happy

Reviews

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Lynnette Westfall

Well written for the novice to fully understand? Absolutely! After a few yrs of wandering blind through jquery issues Im wondering why I didnt educate myself sooner! This book gives me greater confidence to purchase and read more of your books.

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chris

took away any of the mystery. great read.

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Alan Shapiro

While I haven't finished reading this yet, I can say already that this is a very useful intro to jquery.

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Ron Burnham

Love it!! Reading through it again to get as much as I can out of this excellently written book. I'm anxious to try out a lot of the jQuery code and plug-ins mentioned in the book. Terrific job guys!

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Kenneth Gladden

Really great intro.

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