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Today, jQuery is used by more than half of the 10,000 most-visited web sites, and jQuery is one of the technologies that every web developer should master. The trouble is that jQuery is difficult to learn, especially for programming novices. Now, this new book makes it easier than ever to learn jQuery, jQuery UI (User Interface), and jQuery Mobile. In essence, sections 2 and 3 of this book present all of the jQuery and jQuery UI skills that you need for developing professional jQuery applications. With those skills, you'll be able to add all of the popular jQuery applications to your web pages: image swaps, image rollovers, collapsible panels, slide shows, accordions, tabs, carousels, and more. Beyond that, though, you'll have all the skills that you need for developing unique jQuery applications of your own.But that's just two of the five sections in the book. Because you need to know JavaScript in order to use jQuery, section 1 presents the least you need to know about JavaScript to get the most from jQuery. This is essential for programming novices, but this is also valuable for experienced programmers who may not remember how a specific JavaScript statement or method works. In short, this section makes this book a complete reference for jQuery programmers.In contrast, section 4 takes jQuery to a new level by showing you how to use Ajax and JSON to get data from a web server and add it to a web page without reloading the page. It also shows how to use Ajax and JSON with the APIs for popular web sites like Blogger, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, and Google Maps. These are powerful skills for enhancing a web site.To complete this package, section 5 presents a complete course in jQuery Mobile, which offers an exciting, new way to develop web sites for mobile devices. Today, the best web sites are available in both full and mobile versions, so this section also shows how to use a JavaScript plugin to redirect a mobile device from the full version of a web site to its mobile version.

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Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the Web since 1995. He holds a Bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in instructional technology from National University in San Diego.Zak's skillset includes HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Visual Basic, C#, Web Services, and Flash/ActionScript. He is also a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET (MCAD) and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer for .NET (MCSD).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mike Murach & Associates Inc; First Edition (December 11, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 598 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1890774707
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1890774707
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.5 x 10 inches
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Zak Ruvalcaba has been researching, designing, and developing for the web since 1995. As a full-time web developer, he’s developed web applications for companies like Gateway, HP, Toshiba, IBM, Intuit, Peachtree, Dell, and Microsoft. As a full-time instructor, he’s headed up the Front-End Web Developer Certificate Program in the San Diego Community College District, where he’s responsible for running the program and developing the curriculum.

His development and teaching skills have come together in the technical books he’s written in the past 15 years. When he discovered Murach Books, he became sold on their distinctive paired-pages style and has done all his latest books for them: a Dreamweaver CC book (the 6th edition of his original Dreamweaver title in 2001); an HTML5 and CSS3 book (the 3rd edition); and a jQuery book (the 2nd edition). He’s a busy guy!

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Customers find the book a useful learning tool for Javascript and Jquery. It provides enough information to perform their jobs. However, some readers feel the book is not suitable for learning Javascript alone, as it lacks clarity on concepts like JavaScript being an untyped language. There are mixed opinions on how easy it is to understand the content, with some finding it clear and simple, while others feel the examples are hard to follow.

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Customers find the book a useful learning tool. It provides enough information to do their jobs. They appreciate the examples and insights it provides. The book covers topics like Javascript, APIs, and JSON in a brief yet substantial way.

"...at two colleges and this is the first book that teaches the JavaScript and jQuery techniques used currently in the industry...." Read more

"...The authors do a very good job of covering the information, and one must read the sample code very closely as the authors don’t always call out..." Read more

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Customers have different views on the book's ease of understanding. Some find it clear and helpful for beginners, with helpful code snippets. Others feel it lacks basic explanations and is difficult to follow. The techniques are sophisticated even for novices, and the author doesn't mention fundamental JavaScript concepts like JavaScript being an untyped language.

"...It takes a step-by-step modular approach to introducing concepts that is very effective...." Read more

"...Javascript but I think that even for Novices the techniques in this book are quite sophisticated. I do not recommend this book as a beginner book...." Read more

"...I found this text quite good, I really love the Paired-pages concept where code is displayed on the right hand page, and the left hand page is text..." Read more

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Customers find the book's JavaScript content unsatisfactory. They mention it's not great for learning JavaScript alone, and that it's an untyped language and opaque.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
    I teach this subject at two colleges and this is the first book that teaches the JavaScript and jQuery techniques used currently in the industry. Most JavaScript books on the market today were originally written in the 90's and spend too much time teaching outdated techniques then have added chapters at the end to say "Now forget that. Do it this way instead." The Murach books starts you on the right track from the get-go.

    It takes a step-by-step modular approach to introducing concepts that is very effective.

    Some of their example applications, however, do require more than a beginner's level of understanding of programming. If you want to learn JavaScript/jQuery from this book and do not have any prior programming experience, it is not hard to find simple examples of what they are teaching by using Google, etc. There are many JavaScript example sites available.

    Additionally, you should at least somewhat familiar with HTML5 and CSS3.

    The best book for this on the market today!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2014
    The first thing I tried with the book is the show/hide (accordion) which works great but not without a lot of work. You see, I am using Visual Studio 2010 with master pages and .Net does some interesting things with the html. For example, I used panels to contain areas of a form - that way I can enable/disable depending of the user's permissions. Well, .Net renders a panel control as a div and the JQuery code would hide these areas. Using Firebug I was able to see the actual control names so that I could use additional JQuery code to enable viewing of these panels. Quite frustrating actually.

    If you want to use the accordion feature and you're using Visual Studio, save yourself a lot of work and just use the Accordion control in the AjaxControlToolkit. I gave up on JQuery as long as I'm using Visual Studio.

    By the way - I have most all of Murach's books - love them!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
    I have a kind of love-hate relation with this book. I come from a Java/Swing background and need to transition to Web applications development. This of course requires HTML/CSS/JavaScript and JQuery. I bought several texts on the subject, but this is the one I stuck with and finished. I found this text quite good, I really love the Paired-pages concept where code is displayed on the right hand page, and the left hand page is text explaining the code. If you understand the code, you can skim/skip the explanation. While this leads to a much thicker text, I really enjoyed this style and prefer it to traditional technical books. The explanations are clear, the sample code actually works, and the fact that the authors include 3 versions of the sample code (Completed, skeleton for you to follow along with the text, and exercises at the end of the chapter) is a testament to the amount of thought/work that went into all aspects of producing this book. The authors do a very good job of covering the information, and one must read the sample code very closely as the authors don’t always call out every significant detail contained in the code. There are lots of nuggets to be discovered in the code and if you spend the time to really understand them, they greatly enhance the learning experience.
    My only complaint relates to the e-book (I bought both the dead tree version and the e-book). First off, you must download their proprietary e-book reader which I guess is an effort to protect their copyright. BUT, the reader is doesn’t work well with Mac’s. The paired pages are off by one page which results in the content on the left side being described by the previous page, and the content on the right hand side describing the content on the next page. Sounds trivial, but will drive you up the wall when reading.
    Overall, if you want to learn JavaScript/JQuery there are any number of books out there that can help, but I am quite impressed with this text and recommend it without reservation.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2013
    The quality level is something I've never experienced in a technical book like this. You get actual, helpful code snippets that 1) aren't part of some larger project that you'll never finish and 2) aren't aimed at solving some unrealistic problem you'll never encounter. I already have several books on PHP, but I'm thinking of ordering the PHP book anyway. The book's "bouquet" or binding smell has a kind of rustic campfire flavor to it, which may be a good fit for the outdated publisher photo, but I think some updates to the design and printing would be appropriate for the 2010s.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
    If you are a beginner to intermediate OR simply want a refresher in web development, then I highly recommend that you buy both books (JavaScript and JQuery + HTML5 and CSS3) at the same time because it is hard to talk about 1 of the 4 without referencing the other three languages. I bought the HTML5 and CSS3 book and took a 5-day class, and I found myself lost at times because I didn't understand the DOM. I wished I would have had the JavaScript and JQuery book earlier.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014
    I had to buy this book for my Web Scripting class. I'm not totally unfamiliar with Javascript but I think that even for Novices the techniques in this book are quite sophisticated. I do not recommend this book as a beginner book. The college did not properly prepare me or the the other students to tackle the lessons in it. I don't think its structured well at all. I've always been of the opinion that if something is really difficult to learn, perhaps its not being taught that well. I feel anyone can learn anything but after reading this book and doing the lessons I feel like I just got done tying my shoes with boxing gloves on. No matter how good I get with this book. The guy without the boxing gloves on will kick my ass every time. I he never had to struggle as hard. I'm convinced the good reviews of this book are written by employees of the company that published this book or some of Murach's friends and relatives.
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