A good web development framework anticipates what you need to do and makes those tasks easier and more efficient; jQuery practically reads your min...
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Jan 30, 2012
Michael
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This book is useless, it's the jquery docs with a bunch of useless jibber jabber.
If you're considering reading this book don't, just read the jquery docs (which have been kept up to date since this book was published).
If you're considering reading this book don't, just read the jquery docs (which have been kept up to date since this book was published).
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Jun 26, 2008
Widi
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Good for javasript framework reference, but less practice example..
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Jul 12, 2009
Jon
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While I like a certain familiarity of tone in tutorial/reference books, the authors were a little too informal, and it got old reading sentence after sentence of just how great jQuery is. Also, the examples are contrived, without any apparent attempt at a real-world example. This book taught me what each jQuery command does, but I don't feel I learned anything about what jQuery can do for me.
Still, this is the book everyone seems to recommend, so I fear I would be even less satisfied More...
Still, this is the book everyone seems to recommend, so I fear I would be even less satisfied More...
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Nov 28, 2011
Jeanne
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“jQuery in Action” (second edition) was a great book. It kept almost everything I liked in the first edition while adding new stuff I liked and updating the content for the latest version of jQuery.
Cool stuff that's new in the second edition:
1)More exercises than the first edition to try in the labs
2)The second half of the book on jQuery UI
3)This is the first print book I saw with references to HTML 5
4)Mine came with a paper giving free access to the first a More...
Cool stuff that's new in the second edition:
1)More exercises than the first edition to try in the labs
2)The second half of the book on jQuery UI
3)This is the first print book I saw with references to HTML 5
4)Mine came with a paper giving free access to the first a More...
Apr 26, 2008
Taylor
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If you do any JavaScript programming, you should really check out jQuery. And if you are going to seriously use jQuery, this book is invaluable. (If you do neither, move along, nothing to see here...)
The documentation for jQuery, while rather good for an open source project, tends to be a bit scattered and some things can be hard to find. Also, trying to use some advanced idioms from the online documentation can be hard to figure out. Lastly, some of the reasons why jQuery was put to More...
The documentation for jQuery, while rather good for an open source project, tends to be a bit scattered and some things can be hard to find. Also, trying to use some advanced idioms from the online documentation can be hard to figure out. Lastly, some of the reasons why jQuery was put to More...
Aug 13, 2010
Dejan
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An excellent guide to practical JQuery. The book lacks on JQuery internals (thus - in Action), so best read with JQuery sources open :)
Especially interesting chapters are: 6.3 Manipulating JavaScript objects and collections (if you learned about JQuery from tutorials, you probably don't know this stuff) and 4.1 Understanding the browser event models (won't give you much practical insight, but an interesting read).
Especially interesting chapters are: 6.3 Manipulating JavaScript objects and collections (if you learned about JQuery from tutorials, you probably don't know this stuff) and 4.1 Understanding the browser event models (won't give you much practical insight, but an interesting read).
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Mar 23, 2010
Kumanan
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Really enjoyed reading this book. It has some nice exercise chapters that can be downloaded separately. You have to practice it in parallel while you are reading the chapters. I'll recommend this book to my friends.
Jan 14, 2011
Michael
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This book got me up to speed on the ins and outs of jQuery and use it often as a reference book. The book is well organized and has a lot of good examples.
Jan 20, 2012
Gian Luca
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Libro ben fatto sulle librerie javascript JQuery.
Copre molto bene le potenzialità della libreria con uno stile essenziale.
Copre molto bene le potenzialità della libreria con uno stile essenziale.
May 17, 2011
Cara
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Just could not stay awake when attempting to read this book! It seems pretty good, though. I hate trying to read technical stuff.
Mar 11, 2009
Prometheus
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Este libro es estupendo, te da una visión clara de como utilizar jQuery, como crear librerias, etc, recomiendo su lectura.
Dec 21, 2010
Rabe'e
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I guess it was a little bit early to make a book , or may be it is just my opinion
Nov 28, 2011
Jean
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At work, we use jQuery for client-side logic. Since we don't have a front-end engineer yet, I need to be able to maintain and extend this code. I like the other "... in Action" books and this one has good ratings on Amazon. Plus, I get the PDF of it so I can search through it for specific keywords.
Right off the bat, the introduction to jQuery really helped me make sense of the notation and some of the weird incantations. It also mentioned some DOM navigation methods that I will be More...
Right off the bat, the introduction to jQuery really helped me make sense of the notation and some of the weird incantations. It also mentioned some DOM navigation methods that I will be More...
Jun 13, 2009
Kevin
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Good coverage of jQuery in general; the first few chapters give you a solid framework of understanding from which to move through the rest of the library.
The second half of the book is really just a duplication of the jQuery docs, though, and not as necessary.
You won't find any tips or tricks with using jQuery with your server-side technology of choice, however.
The second half of the book is really just a duplication of the jQuery docs, though, and not as necessary.
You won't find any tips or tricks with using jQuery with your server-side technology of choice, however.
Nov 28, 2011
Glenn
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This book should be the starting point for anyone learning jquery. Thorough and insightful walkthrough of every aspect of the jQuery core, plus jQuery UI, all with a focus on how to use it well. The labs give you plenty of room to experiment and learn by applying what's reviewed in the chapters.
Nov 28, 2011
Kyle
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Good book and (from what I've heard) the defining read for those looking to become familiar with jQuery. Filled with great notation, and well written examples, this book served it's purpose. The last quarter of the book contained details on jQuery UI which I skipped.
Nov 28, 2011
Great in-depth analysis of JQuery. Definitely not for beginners. I found myself googling most of this stuff rather than referencing the book after the fact though :(
Mar 22, 2010
Jeroen
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Good overview of jquery. While I already use jquery more than a year, I still learned stuff from it and I'm ready to write my own extensions.
Nov 12, 2008
Mark
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Awesome book. Includes just what you need, with no fluff. It is also language agnostic, with all examples being relevant.
Nov 28, 2011
jQuery is stunning and this book proves it correctly. Describes all the important aspects really well.
Dec 25, 2008
Mark
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I liked this book. A little on the theory side where I might want more real world examples though.
Nov 28, 2011
First book on jQuery that i have read (never finished though). recommended for beginners
Feb 10, 2012
