jQuery and JavaScript in general are new ground for me.
What are some good resources to get me up and running.
I am particularly interested in page manipulation - eg moving elements about programmatically.
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Well, docs.jquery.com would be a good start (especially the Manipulation section). Usually lots of good examples as well as the documentation.
I picked up jQuery in Action which was well-worth a read.
Marc Gravell
2009-01-12 13:04:45
You beat me to it, docs.jquery.com is actually pretty good.
Unkwntech
2009-01-12 13:06:23
I was pleasantly surprised, yes. It over-delivered, IMO.
Marc Gravell
2009-01-12 13:06:45
Really? I despise jQuery documentation. I find it hard to believe that MSDN spoiled me, but apparently its true...
Will
2009-01-12 13:14:48
Just an example... Its impossible to find a concise list of selectors that covers the grammar in any acceptable way with good examples.
Will
2009-01-12 13:15:59
@Will - it is a little terse, maybe, but it is enough to get the idea. Maybe it helps that I read "jQuery in Action" before I saw "docs.jquery.com", so most of the fundamentals had already been explained.
Marc Gravell
2009-01-12 13:16:47
I highly agree with this post. docs.jquery.com is a fountain of knowledge, some of the best documentation I've seen around. +1
Kezzer
2009-01-12 13:18:07
+1 for jQuery in Action
Russ Cam
2009-01-12 13:18:14
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docs.jquery.com is the obvious choice however there are some great tutorials out there jQuery for designers is one of the best.
However if your looking to really jump in and learn it all quickly and hands on (which i suggest) I highly recommend the firebug console and Visual jQuery and start tinkering away best way to learn IMHO, good luck!
youdontmeanmuch
2009-01-12 13:07:36
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I recommend Learning jQuery and jQuery Reference. The first book is good to get your started with a lot of examples, especially about selecting all kinds of elements. The second is good for quickly looking up a property or method.
Matt in PA
2009-01-12 13:11:02
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There's a nice cheat sheet here: http://www.gscottolson.com/jquery/jQuery1.2.cheatsheet.v1.0.pdf
thatismatt
2009-01-12 13:11:32
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You could subscribe to a free 10 day trial of safaribooksonline
You should be able to read the jQuery in Action book till your trial runs out. By then you should know if the book is any good and it should of got you up to speed with jQuery.
Antony Delaney
2009-01-12 13:12:48
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Visual jQuery is a more pleasant way of browsing the jQuery documentation...
J-P
2009-01-12 13:47:09
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I found the cheat sheets on the Alternative resource page (http://docs.jquery.com/Alternative_Resources) to be very helpful.
Robert MacLean
2009-01-12 13:57:32
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The site docs.jquery.com has been mentioned many times already, but in case you don't see this one link it is a great list of learning resources: Tutorials
Rockitsauce
2009-01-12 15:18:49