jQuery in easy
steps begins by explaining how to incorporate the free jQuery library
so readers can quickly create interactive web page features by copying the
book's examples. It demonstrates how to easily select elements of the web page for
manipulation and how to simply produce dynamic responses to user events.
Examples illustrate various exciting animation effects and how to employ the
power of AJAX to load external data without refreshing the entire web page. The
book concludes by demonstrating how readers can use their acquired knowledge to
create their very own distributable plugins for the jQuery
library.

jQuery in easy steps assumes
readers will already have some basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and
are now ready to embrace the jQuery philosophy of "write less - do
more" to enhance their web pages. It has an easy-to-follow style that will
appeal to web developers who want to quickly learn the latest dynamic
techniques, and to the student who is studying website design at school or
college, and to those seeking a career in web development that need a thorough
understanding of jQuery.