Adam Boduch has been involved with large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 10 years. Before moving to the front-end, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products, using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems, and the scaling challenges they pose. He is the author of several JavaScript books, including Lo-Dash Essentials, and is passionate about innovative user experiences and high performance.

About This Book

Create a fully featured and responsive client-side application using jQueryExplore all the latest features of jQuery 3.0 and code examples updated to reflect modern JavaScript environmentsDevelop high performance interactive pages

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for client-side JavaScript developers. You do need to have any previous experience with jQuery, although basic JavaScript programming knowledge is necessary.

What You Will Learn

Create custom interactive elements for your web designsFind out how to create the best user interface for your web applicationsUse selectors in a variety of ways to get anything you want from a page when you need itMaster events to bring your web pages to lifeAdd flair to your actions with a variety of different animation effectsDiscover the latest features available in jQuery with the latest update of this incredibly popular titleUsing jQuery npm Packages

In Detail

If you are a web developer and want to create web applications that look good, are efficient, have rich user interfaces, and integrate seamlessly with any backend using AJAX, then this book is the ideal match for you. We’ll show you how you can integrate jQuery 3.0 into your web pages, avoid complex JavaScript code, create brilliant animation effects for your web applications, and create a flawless app.

We start by configuring and customising the jQuery environment, and getting hands-on with DOM manipulation. Next, we’ll explore event handling advanced animations, creating optimised user interfaces, and building useful third-party plugins. Also, we'll learn how to integrate jQuery with your favourite back-end framework.

Moving on, we’ll learn how the ECMAScript 6 features affect your web development process with jQuery. we’ll discover how to use the newly introduced JavaScript promises and the new animation API in jQuery 3.0 in great detail, along with sample code and examples.

By the end of the book, you will be able to successfully create a fully featured and efficient single page web application and leverage all the new features of jQuery 3.0 effectively.

Style and approach

Create efficient client-side apps that look great and run seamlessly across all devices with this step-by-step practical guide. There are illustrative examples for those who need extra help to get started with jQuery web development.