TY - BOOK AU - Duckett,Jon AU - Ruppert,Gilles AU - Moore,Jack TI - JavaScript & jQuery: interactive front-end web development SN - 9781118531648 (pbk.) AV - QA76.73.J39 D83 2014 U1 - 005.133 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Indianapolis, IN PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - JavaScript (Computer program language) N1 - Includes index; The ABC of programming --; Basic JavaScript instructions --; Functions, methods & objects --; Decisions & loops --; Document object model --; Events --; jQuery --; Ajax & JSON --; APIs --; Error handling & debugging --; Content panels --; Filtering, searching & sorting --; Form enhancement & validation N2 - This book covers: 1. Basic programming concepts - assuming no prior knowledge of programming beyond an ability to create a web page using HTML & CSS ; 2. Core elements of the JavaScript language - so you can learn how to write your own scripts from scratch ; 3. jQuery - which will allow you to simplify the process of writing scripts (this is introduced half-way through the book once you have a solid understanding of JavaScript) ; 4. How to recreate techniques you will have seen on other web sites such as sliders, content filters, form validation, updating content using Ajax, and more. Each chapter: Breaks subjects down into bite-sized chunks with a new topic on each page ; Contains clear descriptions of syntax, each one demonstrated with inspiring code samples ; Uses diagrams and photography to explain complex concepts in a visual way. This book enables you to use & customize thousands of scripts, JavaScript APIs, and jQuery plugins that are freely available on the web as well as create your own scripts from scratch ER -