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Expert techniques to make your websites more interactive and engaging

In JavaScript and jQuery: Interactive Front-End Development, best-selling author Jon Duckett delivers a fully illustrated guide to making your websites more interactive and your interfaces more interesting and intuitive. In the book, you’ll explore basic programming concepts that assume no prior knowledge of programming beyond an ability to create a web page using HTML & CSS.

You’ll use core elements of the JavaScript language so you can learn how to write your own scripts from scratch, as well as jQuery, which will allow you to simplify the process of writing scripts (this is introduced half-way through the book once you have a solid understanding of JavaScript).

You’ll also learn to recreate techniques you have seen on other web sites such as sliders, content filters, form validation, Ajax content updates, and much more. Each chapter:

  • Breaks subjects down into bite-sized chunks with a new topic on each page
  • Contains clear descriptions of syntax, each one demonstrated with illustrative code samples
  • Uses diagrams and photography to explain complex concepts in a visual way

By the end of the book, not only will you be able to use the thousands of scripts, JavaScript APIs, and jQuery plugins that are freely available on the web – and be able to customize them – you will also be able to create your own scripts from scratch.

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This book was written for anyone who wants to use JavaScript to make their websites a little more interesting, engaging, interactive, or usable. In particular, it is aimed at people who do not have a degree in computer science (well, not yet anyway).

Programming books can be intimidating, so we wanted to create a book that taught readers how to use JavaScript in a gentler, more visual way. And importantly, we did not want to assume that the reader had any experience of programming beyond the ability to create a web page in HTML and CSS. (After all, many kinds of people are creating websites these days, and not all of us come from a programming background.)

So, if you have ever struggled to get a script working on your web pages, want a better idea of how to customize scripts, or want to write your own scripts from scratch, this book was written for you.

We can't promise to remove the unfamiliar terms that programmers use, but we do tell you what they mean (with the aid of visual examples and diagrams) so that JavaScript won't seem like a foreign language any more.

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Learn How To
Read and write JavaScript
Make your sites more interactive
Use jQuery to simplify your code
Recreate popular web techniques

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Slideshows and lightboxes
Improved forms and validation
Using Ajax, APIs, and JSON Filtering, searching, and sorting

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Plus bonus reference materials

Welcome to a nicer way to learn JavaScript & jQuery.

Are you new to JavaScript, or have you added scripts to your web page but want a better idea of how they work? Then this book is for you. We'll not only show you how to read and write JavaScript, but we'll also teach you the basics of computer programming in a simple, visual way. All you need is an understanding of HTML and CSS.

This book will teach you how to make your websites more interactive, engaging, and usable. It does this by combining programming theory with examples that demonstrate how JavaScript and jQuery are used on popular sites. In no time at all you will be able to think and code like a programmer.

From the author of the best-selling HTML & CSS: Design and Build Websites www.htmlandcssbook.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1118531647
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 1st edition (June 30, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781118531648
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118531648
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.2 x 1.4 x 9 inches
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    Jon Duckett has been helping companies create innovative digital solutions for over 15 years, designing and delivering web and mobile projects for small businesses and tech startups through to global brands like Diesel, Philips, Nike, Wrangler, and Xerox.

    During this time, he has has written and co-authored over a dozen books on web design and programming.

    Jon has not only written his his latest books HTML & CSS (design and build websites) and JavaScript & jQuery (interactive front end web development), but also designed the entire book from scratch. Dispensing with the traditional template of programming books, he wanted to present the information in a manner that is less intimidating and more relevant to those who have never tried to write code before. The result is a new, exciting way to learn about HTML, CSS and JavaScript presented in full-color, with plenty of info-graphics and photography that really make the title stand out from other books that cover the same topics.

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I love this book. My original review is below, but the publishing company got in touch with me to replace my paperback that fell apart with a nice hardcover copy free of charge. Very happy that they helped out!----Beautiful book, terrible binding. My book started coming apart after reading it a few times. A week later, the pages were falling out of the book. I had carefully & gently used the book and now pages are falling out of it like they were never even attached.Besides that, this book is awesome. Great explanations, the information is laid out in a great way, and it has beautiful pictures.I really want to give this book five stars, and I would if the binding was stronger. However, it is totally unacceptable that a book this expensive has whole chapters falling out of it after a few weeks of careful reading.P.S. I have the paperback edition.
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Al Zimmerman
5.0 out of 5 stars A well-designed introduction to JavaScript that works extremely well as a physical hardcover book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2014
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We recently started using this book at Portland Code School after several of our students recommended it to us. Their copies are dog-eared and infused with post-it flags.

This introductory information is available literally everywhere on the web and the question you have to ask is, "Why bother with a physical book?" The answer to that question is simply to experience the hardcover version of this book.

It's beautiful. Inviting. Its page layout and graphic design tell you that you are embarked upon something professional and yet easy to learn. The text is written with a simplicity that doesn't talk down to the reader. This book is clear in its explanations and yet comprehensive in its coverage of the subject. As much as I love the "Head First" series of books, some times they are too precious. This book is just as inviting, but it condenses the information and covers a lot of ground.

At first I was concerned that, like some coffee table books, the coating on the pages showed finger prints. I didn't want to mar the excellent presentation. But, as I continue to use it, revisiting pages and reviewing elements of the language, I started to view them as footprints in the snow -- reassurance that I had been here before and already knew something about the subject. They were one of the many ways I can track my progress.

There will come a time that I don't visit these pages as often, as always happens with introductory books to technical subjects. And, I will also buy an ebook version of this when it's available so I can track along with my students without having to carry paper around as they experience and enjoy the textbook for the first time.

But I will continue to recommend this, as a physical book, to students of JavaScript.
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Nuri K
5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for beginners, if not extensive
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
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Summary first: This book presumes some knowledge of HTML & CSS (look up Duckett' preceding book if necessary), and introduces main elements of Javascript adequate for basic web-design projects, with no claims to comprehensiveness, and it's certainly a success in that respect.
PRESENTATION: Impressive. Looks more like a Wired issue than your typical introductory programming/scripting book, as the latter usually try to fit as much information as possible into limited space, which makes pragmatic sense, but makes you not want to pick up the book and proceed. This book uses space liberally, sacrificing limited space (~600 pages + index) for readability ( devoting an entire page to the diagram of a for loop for instance), using very large fonts for summaries, etc.
The design is elegant, and also well-thought: Different text colors, italics etc, are fully employed to make newly introduced syntax easier to comprehend. All code sinppets are included in blue boxes clearly separated from the text, where necessary, javascript and html codes are presented side-by-side. For every method / syntax introduced, browser compatibility is given in a table, and more compatible alternatives offered when necessry.
SCOPE: As a corollary of the presentation approach, the scope is limited, albeit sensibly. The book aims to present JavaScript to the extent that it can be employed in basic web design, without trying to present the language in its entire functionality, as such important concepts/aspects are left out (Regular expressions, for instance). Also, HTML and CSS are NOT covered in the book(they're covered in Duckett's preceding book "HTML and CSS", prequel to this one), JQuery, Ajax & JSON are covered in a total of 150 pages, providing a decent, sensible introduction only.
COMPARISON/SUGGESTIONS: If you want a more comprehensive guide at hand, consider getting Flanagan's "Javascript: The Definitive Guide", or an equivalent. If you want a more compelling and detailed approach to the language, supplement this book with "Eloquent Javascript", a book available, free of charge, online.
ONLINE SUPPLEMENTATION: True to its claim, all code presented in the book are available online for bulk-download.
Table of Content (CHAPTERS): 1 The ABC of Programming / 2 Basic JS Instructions / 3 Functions, Methods, Objects / 4 Decisions & Loops / 5 DOM / 6 Events / 7 JQuery / 8 Ajax & JSON / 9 APIs / 10 Error Handling & Debugging / 11 Content Panels / 12 Filtering, Searching & Sorting / 13 Form Enhancement & Validation / Index

DURABILITY (WHENCE THE MISSING STAR DERIVES): I've read the entire book on the same bookholder & desk very gently, and still ended up with every page detached from the spine. (For comparison, other books I've read with the same method look almost unused). It's sad to see such a horrible spine/binding chosen for a book when so much care has obviously gone into its composition and design. Hope they revise the spine in future editions.
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Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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A enjoyed the format of this book. Very easy to follow and learn.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great content but...
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014
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I bought this book because it was highly recommended by a classmate. I don't regret buying it due its contents but it has a problem with the binding.

Pros: Very easy to follow.
You will not find its content boring. It's very enjoyable to read even when tired. It has what some programming books lack: (1) code with easy explanations and (2) the visual results of the code in color. . It contains very elegant and relevant graphic designs. Already, it has been very useful for a programming project I am participating. You will look forward to read more and more because there's no way you can be discouraged by its content.

Cons: A book you can't barely touch.
Fingers get printed into the dark colored pages. Although I take good care of my books (I don't even highlight or write them), the book fell apart in two!!!!! In just 3 reads! And the other pages seem that are going to have the same fate. I can see the glue detaching between the cover and the pages. It has a horrible binding. Just horrible. I was looking for replacement but it would take up to 2 weeks and I really need to read its content for a project. I guess I will fix it with glue! Very disappointed with this part. :-( Very.

4 stars because of the fact it has been very useful !!!
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Ana Paulina Rodriguez Sanchez
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen producto
Reviewed in Mexico on May 3, 2022
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un buen precio y buena calidad de producto
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Julio
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
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O livro chegou muito rápido e em perfeitas condições.
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Joe Ganch
5.0 out of 5 stars A Work of Art and Beautifully Thought Out. A Stunning Model For All Technical Authors.
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2021
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I haven't even gleaned any info out of this book yet as i just got it today. This much I can say however, at having thumbed through it: It is beautifully illustrated with great artwork, photos a colorful charts. The information is broken up into nice bite-sized pieces. I got the hard cover simply because I liked the look of the cover. My only complaint is that the dust cover is made out of some sort of material that really shows finger prints and oils. In fact, I could even see whomever packed it had left some shiny-oily prints on it. I'd just throw the dust cover away, but the underlying hard cover is monochromatic. I'll have to find a way to clear wrap this.

I sampled some of the content and as noted, it's very readable, not at all dull. I would say one might not get the volume of info as other books as those colorful illustrations take up a lot of space, but you don't get that burned feeling either.

The first thought that I had when opening the book and looking through it is that I'd love to interview the author and learn what tools he used. He obviously put a lot of thought and hard work into this. I'm thinking of it as a collector's item as much as a learning tool.
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Shivam singh
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in India on December 18, 2022
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Book quality is awesome.
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Muamer Saburovic
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gut Bildlich vorgestellt.
Reviewed in Germany on May 18, 2021
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Das Buch enthaelt eine sehr gute beschreibung von viele sachen und enthaelt Praktische uebungen. Ohne Praksis kann man nicht pProgrammieren lernen. Ich hofffe dedr Autor wird auch noch fuer die andere Programmiersprachen so etwas schreiben, weil er macht das Programmieren schoen anstatt nur grau und weiss yu sein wie in die andere Bucher.
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