IMHO, I stepped out of web design for a while, and on my way back in jQuery felt like a godsend. For me, jQuery makes all the javascript I want to write faster and more effective and compatible. It solves tons of crossbrowser quirks and bugs, and the syntax reads like english to me. The jQuery library is full of useful tools and methods for common programming situations.
There are a ton of fantastic resources for jQuery also, the community being the strongest. Search the discussion groups to find tons of answers, and also check the tutorials as Glen suggested. There is also www.learningjquery.com and 15daysofjquery.com -- which I now see are linked from the Tutorial page, but I still want to mention them. As I understand the JavaScript language better, I appreciate jQuery more and more and it has become more powerful for me as well. Having a good understanding of JavaScript, CSS, and X(HT)ML principles will help you get the most out of jQuery, as jQuery helps to do things the right way. Charles On Jan 19, 3:21 pm, "Glen Lipka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jQuery plus its plugins have been the perfect tool for me. I am good at > html/css and jQuery just fits in perfectly with those. > > In general, the jQuery base does alot of specific things. Animate > something, change something, add click and hover handlers to things, ajax, > etc. The plugins build on that base and make other UI widgets very easy. > > Start by doing some of the basic tutorials. A good foundation will make > everything else a > snap.http://docs.jquery.com/Main_Pagehttp://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials > > Then browse the plugins and find the one that is right for > you.http://plugins.jquery.com/ > > This list also is very helpful to get through any problems. > > Glen > > On Jan 19, 2008 11:36 AM, wanapitei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm not new to the web but the web hasn't been my major preoccupation. > > Therefore I feel like something of a neophyte, given all the > > development the web has gone through in recent years. > > > I'm about to launch a new website which will be heavy on text. At the > > moment I'm assuming I need some code for a horizontal navigation bar > > with drop down menus, some CSS to make the typography pretty and > > readable on screen, some code to manage PayPal donations, reader > > feedback, that sort of thing. At the moment don't foresee much else > > (but one never knows). > > > In the past couple of days I've been playing catchup on CSS and > > JavaScript. First I stumbled on Whatever:Hover at > >http://www.xs4all.nl/~peterned/csshover.html<http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Epeterned/csshover.html>. > > Then I stumbled on two > > related sites: Prototype and Scriptaculous, which seem very impressive > > but may be overkill for what I want to do. Next I stumbled on > >http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/menus/horizontal/which appears to > > have the navbar code I need. However their code doesn't work on IE on > > the Mac. I'd like to be as universal as possible. > > > Finally I stumbled on jQuery which, at first glance, appears to be an > > alternative environment to Prototype and Scriptaculous. > > > Question: I'm right at the beginning, still assessing the available > > tools to work with, yet fully aware whatever I choose I'll probably > > stick with for some time. Given what I've shared above, how > > appropriate/inappropriate is jQuery for a project such as mine? > > > Would appreciate some frank feedback. > > > Kind regards, > > > Morley Chalmers
