Chapter 1. Introducing jQuery
This chapter covers
- Why you should use jQuery
- What Unobtrusive JavaScript means
- The fundamental elements and concepts of jQuery
- Using jQuery in conjunction with other JavaScript libraries
Considered a “toy” language by serious web developers for most of its lifetime, JavaScript has regained its prestige in the past few years as a result of the renewed interest in Rich Internet Applications and Ajax technologies. The language has been forced to grow up quickly as client-side developers have tossed aside cut-and-paste JavaScript for the convenience of full-featured JavaScript libraries that solve difficult cross-browser problems once and for all and provide new and improved paradigms for web development.
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