jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook - Softcover

Over 80 recipes providing modern solutions to web development problems with realworld examples

About This Book

• Create solutions for common problems using best practice techniques
• Harness the power of jQuery to create better websites and web applications
• Break away from boring websites and create truly intuitive websites and web apps, including mobile apps

Who This Book Is For

This book is for web developers of all skill levels. Although some knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS is required, this Cookbook will teach jQuery newcomers all the basics required to move on to the more complex examples of this book, which will benefit the more seasoned jQuery developer. If you want to learn how to create modern website features quickly, using best practice techniques, then this book is for you.

What You Will Learn

• Use jQuery and CSS to create more complete animations
• Construct a mobile website and web app with jQuery Mobile
• Create robust web forms for collecting user data with validation and user feedback
• Build powerful user interface elements to provide an intuitive experience for your users
• Add style to your interfaces with effects and basic animations
• Utilize jQuery and AJAX to load content into pages without the need for refreshing

In Detail

JQuery is one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks to have ever ruled the Web. It allows its developers to easily break away from static HTML and enables them to bring their sites into the modern era. With jQuery it is possible to quickly create rich interactive websites and web applications that work flawlessly across different platforms such as PC, tablets, mobile, and more.

jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook is your go-to place for modern client-side web development solutions with detailed examples and reusable code. You will learn to use jQuery and build dynamic websites and web applications with a truly unique web experience using animations, effects, user interaction, and more.

This Cookbook's extensive and practical examples will guide you through jQuery basics all the way to create full-featured implementations. You will be shown how to add interactive and dynamic content to HTML websites and how to create cross-platform web applications.

With jQuery 2.0 Development Cookbook, you will learn everything you need to know to allow you to create modern web applications using jQuery, from the basics to complete features thanks to the detailed and practical examples.

Leon Revill has over five years' commercial web development experience with PHP5 and MySQL technologies on large and small projects. His development skillset extends over many JavaScript technologies, such as jQuery, AngularJS, and NodeJS. Being an allround tech enthusiast, some of Leon's spare time is spent working on personal projects to allow him get to grips with new technologies quickly. Leon runs a web development blog (http://www.revillweb.com/), where he shares his knowledge in the form of articles and tutorials.