Web & Design · Tool
jQuery
Where interactive web development began for many of us.
Used at
- Tugarê
- Marvin
01Overview
jQuery simplified DOM manipulation, events and AJAX across browsers. Understanding it is still valuable when maintaining and modernizing legacy front-ends.
02Key concepts
What anyone working with it needs to understand
- 01
Selectors
Finding elements with CSS-like syntax.
- 02
DOM manipulation
Changing content, attributes and classes.
- 03
Events
Binding, delegation and the event object.
- 04
AJAX
Loading data asynchronously.
- 05
Plugins
Extending jQuery with reusable behavior.
- 06
Modernizing
Migrating from jQuery to native APIs and frameworks.
03In practice
Used at Tugarê and Marvin for interactive sites and legacy system maintenance.
04Related