HIGHLIGHTUpdated from the best-selling original, this concise, example-driven tutorial onthe jQuery JavaScript library now includes the latest jQuery 1.4 features withnew labs and more examples.DESCRIPTIONA good web development framework anticipates what developers need to do andmakes those tasks easier and more efficient. jQuery is by far the most popularJavaScript framework, and the first edition of this book is Manning s best-sellingbook since 2008.Now updated for jQuery 1.4, the book introduces the jQuery programmingmodel and guides readers through the major features and techniques needed tobe productive immediately. The book anchors each new concept in the tasksdevelopers tackle in day-to-day web development. This edition includes newcoverage of the many jQuery plug-ins available and adds even more unique labpages where readers can immediately put their jQuery knowledge to work.KEY POINTS New edition of the Manning best-seller and the leading jQuery book Strong early demand through MEAP, Manning s Early Access Program Unique  labs offer immediate hands-on opportunities to testnew techniques Covers animation, user interface effects, and Ajax integration Authors are active jQuery contributors

Author Biography

Bear Bibeault has been working in the area of web applications since the midnineties,getting started with beta versions of JSP and Servlets. He is a senior moderatorat the popular JavaRanch site, and has contributed articles to that site sJavaRanch Journal. He is a co-author of the Manning books Ajax in Practice andPrototype and Scriptaculous in Action. He works and resides in Austin, TX.Yehuda Katz is a developer with Engine Yard. He contributes actively to jQuery,heading up the plug-in development team. He also runs Visual jQuery, a dynamic,browsable version of the jQuery API, used heavily by new users of the libraryand core developers alike.