Apr 16, 2015 08:37 PM
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(Updated Apr 16, 2015 09:05 PM)
If you have anything to do with web development even remotely- you cant afford to ignore the website jquery.com
I have been involved in teaching JQuery globally, I guess that makes me the right person to speak about it .
Those of who have worked with html and css know that thats all about creating the layout but to make it interactive and add animations, handle events and create ajax applications to it, we need to include Jquery.
So what exactly is JQuery- its a very small file, we call it a Javascript library.( Plus its open-source, ie free to download and use)
or you can say jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library.
JQuery one can say is a smarter way of writing javascript that can be a little tedious and lengthy at times .
Jquery was originally founded by John resig and was first released in the year 2006
The website JQuery.com will alow you to download both the minified compressed file as well as the bigger development version .
Once you can link up your html documents with this small file, you can do the dom traversal, manipulation with ease and use animations and interactions using event handlers .
For example Mouse event handlers like click or double-click, mouse hover or scroll and resize .
The website covers detailed documentation under the API Documentation section .
You will find comprehensive explanation and examples of JQuery selectors, methods and events .
The website has been kept very light and loads very quickly.
let me tell the readers that JQuery is also the most popular Javascript library in the world .
Pls note: I strongly sugest that after learning jquery one must also use jqueryui.com and also mingle javascript with your code for best results.
