jQuery Cookbook (Animal Guide)

jQuery Cookbook (Animal Guide), 9780596159771 (0596159773), O'Reilly, 2009

jQuery simplifies building rich, interactive web frontends. Getting started with this JavaScript library is easy, but it can take years to fully realize its breadth and depth; this cookbook shortens the learning curve considerably. With these recipes, you'll learn patterns and practices from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from integrating simple components into websites and applications to developing complex, high-performance user interfaces.

Ideal for newcomers and JavaScript veterans alike, jQuery Cookbook starts with the basics and then moves to practical use cases with tested solutions to common web development hurdles. You also get recipes on advanced topics, such as methods for applying jQuery to large projects.

Solve problems involving events, effects, dimensions, forms, themes, and user interface elements
Learn how to enhance your forms, and how to position and reposition elements on a page
Make the most of jQuery's event management system, including custom events and custom event data
Create UI elements-such as tabs, accordions, and modals-from scratch
Optimize your code to eliminate bottlenecks and ensure peak performance
Learn how to test your jQuery applications

The book's contributors include:

Cody Lindley
James Padolsey
Ralph Whitbeck
Jonathan Sharp
Michael Geary and Scott González
Rebecca Murphey
Remy Sharp
Ariel Flesler
Brian Cherne
Jörn Zaefferer
Mike Hostetler
Nathan Smith
Richard D. Worth
Maggie Wachs, Scott Jehl, Todd Parker, and Patty Toland
Rob Burns

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