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| Release date | 6/2/2012 | |
| Level | Beginner | |
| Runtime | 0h 55m | |
| Closed captioning | Included | |
| Transcript | Included | |
| eBooks / courseware | Included | |
| Hands-on labs | N/A | |
| Sample code | Included | |
| Exams | Included |
Course description
This course will cover the fundamentals of jQuery starting with why use jQuery. The course will then cover downloading and installing files, adding jQuery to a page, getting and using Plugins, Statements and end with utility functions.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of computer programming in C++, C#, or Java.
Learning Paths
This course is part of the following LearnNowOnline SuccessPaths™:
JavaScript Frameworks
Meet the expert
Michael Bibeault has been turning coffee into quality software since 1976 when he starting programming in BASIC on a Control Data Cyber. He is currently an Architect and Technical Lead at a company that manufactures residential gateways and set-top TV boxes. Bear has two Electrical Engineering degrees from the University of Massachusetts and has also taught in the Graduate Computer Engineering Program of that esteemed institution for a decade. Bear has co-authored four books: Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, jQuery in Action, and jQuery in Action, 2nd edition. He is also currently working on a 5th book with John Resig: Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja.
Course outline
jQuery: Fundamentals
Introduction to jQuery (24:42)
- Introduction (02:31)
- The Web has Changed (02:52)
- Meeting the Challenge (01:39)
- Why jQuery? (02:59)
- jQuerys Primary Goals (01:21)
- Letting JavaScript be JavaScript (00:48)
- Functional vs Imperative JS (01:14)
- Unobtrusive JavaScript (03:34)
- Why jQuery? (again) (00:35)
- Demo: JavaScript Form (02:29)
- Ajax, the Hard Way (01:00)
- Demo: jQuery Form (02:02)
- Ajax, the Easy Way (00:50)
- Summary (00:43)
jQuery Syntax and Setup (15:06)
- Introduction (00:45)
- jQuery Statement Syntax (03:40)
- Demo: jQuery Statements (01:45)
- jQuery Statement Syntax (00:28)
- jQuery Utility Functions (01:25)
- Global Namespace Intrusion (01:44)
- jQuery noConflict() Utility Func (00:59)
- Getting jQuery (01:48)
- Loading the Library (01:53)
- Summary (00:35)
jQuery Document Ready Handler (15:25)
- Introduction (00:52)
- Document-ready Handler (05:46)
- Demo: Ready-Handlers (01:29)
- Demo: In Action (03:00)
- Method Chaining (01:31)
- Extensibility and Plugins (02:18)
- Summary (00:27)