jQuery

• jQuery is an extensible JavaScript library / toolkit / DSL.

• It raises JavaScript programming to a new level:

  • It plays nicely with CSS, DOM, etc.

  • Objects are recognized by patterns.

  • Objects are collections of DOM elements.

  • Methods act on each element in the collection.

  • Methods are "chainable": $(patt).this.that

• It has hundreds of plugins (e.g., jQuery UI).

Links:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JQuery

• http://jquery.com/

• http://jquery.com/plugins/

• http://docs.jquery.com/How_jQuery_Works

• http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials

• http://ui.jquery.com/

• http://www.packtpub.com/jQuery/book
  ("Learning jQuery")

• http://www.packtpub.com/jquery-reference-guide-Open-Source
  ("jQuery Reference Guide")

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