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JQuiery

Posted on | January 12, 2008 |

Once it used to be stated that to be a good developer one should learn a language every year. Why? The basic reason was to widen up ones view. By learning new language we can come to know about new techniques to solve a problem. Following that rule, I tasted some languages like C/C++(:P), java, Perl, PHP VB, Bash, VRML, JavaScript, C#, VC++/MFC(it should fall in C++ !), Flash Action script, SQL, Ferite etc.

Now, should I start learning python or ruby? I know they worth knowing, those are suppose to be a pleasant experience. But, what else might be done? I think knowing some api/libs can do the same! So, we learn GTK, XFC, Enlightenment, JFP, Struts, Tapestry etc.

In this way, I have started tasting JQuery. I am not saying learning, as to ‘learn’or to say “I know THIS” not just means I read few books, some articles and a handful of codes to demonstrate, rather it’s a matter of a longer period than 24 hours or 30 days.

Anyway, I am just writing about what I understand while going through the journey with JQuery( JQ ). Btw, I am studying the book, “Learing JQuery” by Jonathan Chaffer and Karl Swedberg.

What we can do with JQ:

  1. Easily access to any DOM element

  2. Modify the appearance on the fly [using css]

  3. Change the content of the page

  4. A wide range event handling to make the page more responsive to the user

Besides these using jq we can do animation on the page,


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integration and simplify other javascript tasks.

JQ has an interesting factory function $() and it can refer to any object very easily, like:

  1. Elements : $(’p') : Gets all the paragraphs

  2. A particular element: $(’#an_id’): gets the element with id ‘an_id’

  3. Elements with same class: $(’.className’)


[to be continued, feeling sleepy..]

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2 Responses to “JQuiery”

  1. ninja9220
    April 6th, 2008 @ 11:23 am

    Yes, I do think your opinion is righteous. (So do lots of people). Luckily majority of people are intelligent :).

  2. Kimberly Kay
    April 9th, 2008 @ 2:03 am

    Looks perfectly straight to me. Of course, I’m also the type of person who allegedly [ahem! allegedly] agree with everything.

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