*Beginning jQuery* is your step-by-step guide to learning the jQuery library. jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library in the web developer’s toolkit. **Jack Franklin** takes you from the basics of getting you started with jQuery, right through to extending jQuery by writing your own plug-ins. You’ll discover best practices you can follow, how you can avoid common mistakes, and you’ll learn about so many of the things that jQuery has to offer, including how you can: * Use jQuery’s powerful tools to dynamically update content on your site, including DOM manipulation. * Extend jQuery’s capabilities by writing your own plugins on top of the framework. * Animate elements and build your own jQuery slider. * Employ best practices and avoid common errors made by beginners. JavaScript is a powerful language but every web developer must navigate the tricky issues around cross-browser inconsistencies. *Beginning jQuery* teaches you how to use jQuery to avoid spending your time fixing these browser bugs – letting you concentrate on what really matters to you. Throughout *Beginning jQuery* , you’ll discover how expressive yet concise jQuery’s code is and how much quicker and efficient you can develop with jQuery!