JavaScript & JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development
- 7h 27m
- Jon Duckett
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2014
Learn How To
- Read and write JavaScript
- Make your sites more interactive
- Use jQuery to simplify your code
- Recreate popular web techniques
Techniques Include
- Slideshows and lightboxes
- Improved forms and validation
- Using Ajax, APIs, and JSON
- Filtering, searching, and sorting
Are you new to JavaScript, or have you added scripts to your web page but want a better idea of how they work? Then this book is for you. We'll not only show you how to read and write JavaScript, but we'll also teach you the basics of computer programming in a simple, visual way. All you need is an understanding of HTML and CSS.
This book will teach you how to make your websites more interactive, engaging, and usable. It does this by combining programming theory with examples that demonstrate how JavaScript and jQuery are used on popular sites. In no time at all you will be able to think and code like a programmer.
About the Author
Jon Duckett has been designing and building websites for over 15 years for all kinds of companies from small startups to global brands.
During that time, he has written and co-authored over a dozen books on web design and programming including the best-seller HTML & CSS Design and Build Websites, which moved away from the traditional style of programming books and presented the information in a more visual, easily digestible style. His latest book JavaScript and jQuery is the second of the books to be presented in that style.
In this Book
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The ABC of Programming
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Basic JavaScript Instructions
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Functions, Methods & Objects
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Decisions & Loops
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Document Object Model
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Events
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JQuery
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Ajax & JSON
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APIs
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Error Handling & Debugging
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Content Panels
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Filtering, Searching & Sorting
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Form Enhancement & Validation
