What is jQuery and Why use it for Development?
jQuery is a coding language that is a branch from JavaScript. jQuery works like JavaScript where its used to help with interaction and effects with your development code. jQuery hasn’t been around very long, it was release in January 2006 and only on version 1.4.0. jQuery is a new and exciting technology that is catching on quickly and making the internet more interactive and enjoyable.
Why jQuery for Development?
The best featuring for jQuery is the effects you can accomplish, with less code than what it would take with JavaScript. Most common jQuery effects are drop down menus, drag and drop elements, animations and form validation. Developers have also connected this with other coding languages like JSP, ASP, PHP and CGI.
The Downloadable Library
jQuery is almost like a type of framework you can work off of. You download a package from jQuery.com and then install a library of scripts on your server. This library has jQuery function that you can embed to your scripts. This will help you keep the file size down, create scripts faster and keep your code smaller.
Features Included
- Supports All Versions of CSS
- Supports Events and Utilities
- Works with Ajax
- Creates Usability, Effects and Animations
- Works in all Popular Internet Browsers
- Small File Size
- Can combine with Prototype
- Can work with Other Coding Languges
Tutorials & References
If you’re looking into learning some jQuery, there are tons of tutorials at jQuery Tutorials.
Potential & Examples
To see a full list of the potential of jQuery and what it could do for your website, check out this blog post 50+ Amazing jQuery Examples. It has everything from sliding panels, menus, tabs, galleries and effects.
What is jQuery, it's Just the Beginning
jQuery is a new technology and is just the beginning. Developers have already taken this coding language to great heights and it will continue to grow. This could be a coding language that would be worth sitting down and learning. Some say that if you have a strong understanding of JavaScript, jQuery will be easy to get a hold of.
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Thank you. This is great stuff.
jQuery rules, but sometimes when run with other library site hang on.
JQuery is not a "new language branched from JavaScript", it's a Javascript code library. It's a library that creates a framework for simplified effects and interactivity in Javascript.
A lot of the facts in this article about what jQuery accomplish's are true, but the underlying understanding of what jQuery is is totally misunderstood by the author.
I stand corrected
so jquery is only used for the lay-out of a website, right?
jQuery is used for interaction and usability. CSS usually controls the layout of the website.
jquery is amazing... but i cant understand it..
jQuery is a library that makes it quicker and easier to build JavaScript webpages and web apps. Often with jQuery you can write a single line of code to achieve what would have taken 10-20 lines of regular JavaScript code
Where can i find a developer to code jquery onto my ecommerce site? Is there a site I can go to to find a programmer who knows jquery?
You could try places like www.elance.com or www.odesk.com.
JavaScript offers a lot of things, but manipulating CSS or the HTML elements are not the only thing that JavaScript is intended to do. As such, it is a language where it does a lot more than manipulate the DOM, but that’s all that people normally equate it with. JQuery is much more focused just on the things that a web developer uses JavaScript for
Great stuff. I understand now as I know some javascript DOM and I am still learning, but this will help cut down some development time hopefully.
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ONly advantages are published here.
Any disadvantages of using jQury?
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Ive recently started learning jquery. It makes web pages look so much better with minimal effort!
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