From the world's most popular resource for web designers and developer's comes the ultimate guide to jQuery Begins with an exploration of fundamental jQuery concepts such as Document Object Model (DOM) scripting Explores writing "Don't Repeat Yoursefl" (DRY) to gain a comprehensive understanding of these imperative modern techniques and best practices Shows how jQuery enables the user to adhere to these modern best practices with ease The succeeding chapters discuss a specific part of jQuery development such as manipulating the DOM, working with Ajax, and adding slick animation effects through tutorial style learning approach that utilizes working examples to explore the concept The books caps off by discussing popular ways of extending the core jQuery library with pugins and building web interfaces using jQuery UI

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This book is an exploration of popular advanced JavaScript concepts for those who already have a grasp on the basics. "Understanding Advanced JavaScript" is a comprehensive manual and how-to guide about all things JavaScript. Learn to design better APIs, use the latest tools and navigate the JavaScript MVC Jungle effortlessly. In this eBook, you will receive expert tips and techniques on avoiding coding tripwires and improving your programming methodologies. Need to know how your JavaScript performs? Find out about unit testing and user- and network-related analyses. Master JavaScript with industry leaders who explain how to make fine-tuning, streamlining and testing your JavaScript code easy. TABLE OF CONTENTS - Analysing Network Characteristics Using JavaScript And The DOM, Part 1 - Introduction To JavaScript Unit Testing - Journey Through The JavaScript MVC Jungle - JavaScript Events And Responding To The User - JavaScript Profiling With The Chrome Developer Tools - Writing Fast, Memory-Efficient JavaScript - Designing Better JavaScript APIs

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