false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255713685m/2242700.jpg 2242700 1 A good web development framework anticipates what you need to do and makes those tasks easier and more efficient; jQuery practically reads your mind. Developers of every stripe-hobbyists and professionals alike-fall in love with jQuery the minute they've reduced 20 lines of clunky JavaScript into three lines of elegant, readable code. This new, concise JavaScript library radically simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax interactions to your web pages. <p> <i>jQuery in Action</i>, like jQuery itself, is a concise tool designed to make you a more efficient and effective web developer. In a short 300 pages, this book introduces you to the jQuery programming model and guides you through the major features and techniques you'll need to be productive immediately. The book anchors each new concept in the tasks you'll tackle in day-to-day web development and offers unique lab pages where you immediately put your jQuery knowledge to work. <p> There are dozens of JavaScript libraries available now, with major companies like Google, Yahoo and AOL open-sourcing their in-house tools. This book shows you how jQuery stacks up against other libraries and helps you navigate interaction with other tools and frameworks. <p> <i>jQuery in Action</i> offers a rich investigation of the up-and-coming jQuery library for client-side JavaScript. This book covers all major features and capabilities in a manner focused on getting the reader up and running with jQuery from the very first sections. Web Developers reading this book will gain a deep understanding of how to use jQuery to simplify their pages and lives, as well as learn the philosophy behind writing jQuery-enhanced pages. 2248552 7 2 2008 jQuery in Action total:38|5:5|4:16|3:14|2:2|1:1| 38 136 80 10 2 1 false false Thu Jun 26 19:35:38 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 19:31:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 19:35:38 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 07:14:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 07:21:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 08:29:22 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 07:27:08 -0700 2008
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The second half of the book is really just a duplication of the jQuery docs, though, and not as necessary.

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