Alex Bowers – jQuery for Beginners
jQuery is Javascript made Easy!
You’ve learned a bit of Javascript, and you’re now wondering: What’s next?
Javascript is the most important language on the modern web– and jQuery is it’s most important framework. With an understanding of basic Javascript, you can use jQuery and create powerful, impressive visual effects, interface widgets and other site features. If you’re worried about cross-browser compatibility problems, jQuery just might be the recipe you’ve been searching. jQuery commands, methods and widgets perform the same on all modern browsers making it easier to create a powerful interface on your site that is enjoyed by ALL users.
Join LearnToProgram.tv’s Alex Bowers in this exploration of jQuery with jQuery for Beginners course which is designed to get you up and running quickly. Like all LearnToProgram.tv classes, jQuery for Beginners will get you ed in minutes. You’ll code along with Alex as he presents numerous, and creative examples of jQuery techniques. Then to reinforce each lesson, Alex has created engaging lab exercises which will help you remember, retain and reuse the material presented in this jQuery for Beginners course.
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Alex Bowers
Alex Bowers started his programming career learning PHP and MySQL, for a small project that he wanted to complete. Two years later, he had completed the project and become a bonifide PHP and mySQL expert. Alex was hooked- he just couldn’t get enough of coding. This was the beginning of a life long passion for programming.
Episodes
Setting Up jQuery
What is jQuery? (0:52)
Downloading the Library (2:55)
How to Setup jQuery (1:52)
Selectors and Filters
Overview of Selectors (5:31)
Form Selectors (3:07)
Overview of Filters (20:48)
Form Filters (2:42)
Transversing Documents (4:42)
Chapter 2 Lab
Manipulating HTML
Content Manipulation (6:37)
Attribute Manipulation (5:57)
Adding Content (4:08)
Removing Content (4:56)
CSS Manipulation (6:00)
Chapter 3 Lab
Events and Binds
Overview of Events (1:47)
Features of Events (1:15)
Binding Events (3:17)
Convenience Functions (2:00)
Triggers (2:13)
Chapter 4 Lab
Animations
Hiding and Showing (8:36)
fadeIn and fadeOut (1:52)
Sliding (2:40)
Custom Animation (6:00)
Chapter 5 Lab
Ajax
Ajax (4:20)
Post and Get (6:06)
Chapter 6 Lab
Final Lab
Final Lab Solutions
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