Product Review

jQuery Gems delivers a number of concise and informative jQuery tips in a simple and easy to read format. Introduction contains explanations of basics JavaScript concepts such as events, closures, anonymous functions and the use of "this" variable in different contexts. After these basic principles are grasped the reader is invited to learn from "gems": simple examples that solve one specific problem or educates the reader about a certain way of doing things using jQuery. The current edition of the book contains 46 gems and additional visual diagrams that help guiding the reader toward understanding how to use jQuery library.

This reference is great for beginners and web developers looking for direct, isolated examples of various jQuery techniques. Once fully understood, the knowledge gained from these individual examples will improve your overall effectiveness as a JavaScript and jQuery developer. This book is best used as a reference book or in a sense - a brief jQuery dictionary. Each page contains just one, specific tip.

This book has been formatted for Kindle from its first edition which was originally available in PDF format from the author's website www.learnjquery.org. This Kindle edition is unique. It was edited again on November 24th, 2013 and new chapters were added.