JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development

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John Wiley & Sons, Jul 21, 2014 - Computers - 640 pages

Jon Duckett’s best-selling, full color introduction to JavaScript —filled with techniques to make websites more interactive and engaging

Learn JavaScript and jQuery from the author who has inspired hundreds of thousands of beginner-to-intermediate coders.Build upon your HTML and CSS foundationand take the next stepin your programming journey with JavaScript .The world runs on JavaScript and the most influential tech companies are looking for new and experienced programmers alike to bring their websites to life. Finding the right resources online can be overwhelming. Take a confident step in the right direction by choosing the simplicity of JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development by veteran web developer and programmer Jon Duckett.

Widely regarded for setting a new standard for those looking to learn and master web development through his inventive teaching format pioneered in his bestselling HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites, Jon Duckett has helped global brands like Philips, Nike, and Xerox create innovative digital solutions, designing and delivering web and mobile projects with impact and the customer at the forefront. In JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development, Duckett shares his real-world insights in his unique and highly visual style:

  • Boasts an efficient and user-friendly structure that allows readers to progress through the chapters in a self-paced format
  • Combines full-color design graphics and engaging photography to explain the topics in an in-depth yet straightforward manner
  • Recreates techniques seen on other web sites such as sliders, content filters, form validation, Ajax content updates, and much more
  • Is perfect for anyone looking tocreateweb applications and games, design mobile apps, or redesign a website using popular web development tools

JavaScript and jQueryisclear and actionable, providing organized instruction in ways that other online courses, tutorials, and books have yet to replicate. For readers seeking a personable yet professional guide to using JavaScript in the real world, this one-of-a-kind guide is for you.

JavaScript & jQuery is also available as part of two hardcover and paperback sets depending on your web design and development needs:

Web Design with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery Set

Paperback: 9781118907443

Hardcover: 9781119038634

Front-End Back-End Development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL Set

Paperback: 9781119813095

Hardcover: 9781119813088

 

Contents

The ABC of Programming
11
Basic JavaScript Instructions 53
82
Functions Methods Objects
85
Decisions Loops
145
Document Object Model
183
Events
243
jQuery
293
Ajax JSON
367
APIs
409
Error Handling Debugging
449
Content Panels
487
Filtering Searching Sorting
527
Form Enhancement Validation
567
Index
623
Copyright

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About the author (2014)

JON DUCKETT has been designing and building websites for over 15 years. He has worked with small startups and global brands, and has written more than a dozen books on web design and programming.

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