jQuery - Getting started

Contents

1. [About jQuery][1]
2. [Pre-requisites][2]
3. [Setup][3]
4. [Selectors][4]
5. [Effects][5]
6. [Custom animation][6]
7. [Method chaining][7]
8. [DOM manipulation][8]
9. [Events][9]
10. [Traversing][10]
11. [Ajax Part 1][11]
12. [Ajax Part 2][12]
13. [Complete list of selectors][13]
14. [Complete list of event methods][14]

What is jQuery?

• jQuery is a JavaScript Library.
• jQuery greatly simplifies JavaScript programming.

Why use jQuery?

• It makes things easier and faster to develop which is good when you are in production project where time matters a lot.
• Developers find jQuery intuitive and easy to learn -- this library is built on shorter, simpler code, after all.
• Meanwhile, jQuery uses a combination of CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and AJAX. These are all markup-based technologies that are meant to work well together.
• You can achieve great-looking effects that will keep your audience engaged.
• Finally, jQuery is SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly and CSS3 compliant.

Pre-requisites

1. HTML
2. CSS
3. JS

Resources

1. [W3 Schools][15]
2. [Official documentation - jQuery][16]
3. [Demos- jQuery][17]

And, you're done!