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jQuery Succinctly
jQuery Succinctly was written to express, in short-order, the concepts essential to intermediate and advanced jQuery development. Its purpose is to instill in you, the reader, practices that jQuery developers take as common knowledge. Each chapter contains concepts essential to becoming a seasoned jQuery developer.
This book is intended for two types of readers. The first is someone who has read introductory material on jQuery and is looking for the next logical step. The second type of reader is a JavaScript developer, already versed in another library, now trying to quickly learn jQuery. I crafted this book to be used as my own personal reference point for jQuery concepts. This is exactly the type of book I wish every JavaScript library had available.
This book is intended for two types of readers. The first is someone who has read introductory material on jQuery and is looking for the next logical step. The second type of reader is a JavaScript developer, already versed in another library, now trying to quickly learn jQuery. I crafted this book to be used as my own personal reference point for jQuery concepts. This is exactly the type of book I wish every JavaScript library had available.
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Cody Lindley
19 books5 followersCody Lindley is a front-end/JavaScript developer and recovering Flash developer. He has an extensive background working professionally (20+ years) with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and client-side performance techniques as it pertains to web development. If he is not wielding client-side code he is likely toying with interface/interaction design or front-end application architecture. When not sitting in front of a computer, it's a sure bet he is hanging out with his wife & three boys in Meridian, Idaho. In his spare time Cody is working towards being a "One Dollar Apologist" and enjoys defending the evidence for a classical Christian world-view with reason and empathy at c-m-c-a.com.
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March 22, 2015
A pretty good short introduction to jQuery. Useful if you need to know the basics to get started but don't have the time or will for some of the other more thorough options available.
February 6, 2018
Disappointed in this book. It's free. Fair enough but I've read quite a few of these succinctly books and many are great.
The problem I had with this book was its structure. Whether is was because it had a lot of points to cover in a small space or because it is targeted at experienced JQuery developers I can't be sure. There was so much concept overlap in each chapter it was difficult to know what the focus topic was at times. He just seemed to throw everything into every example. Now while that may be a little bit of hyperbole, that is the impression I am left with. Some topics are discussed with too much other stuff going on, other topics discussed without enough focus on the objective. It was a slog to work through it.
No doubt there were tricks picked up along the way but by no means is this a beginners book as he uses too many 'bread and butter' techniques to assist you to 'Grok' the concepts he is discussing. If you don't know the bread and butter, you won't be able to 'Grok' it.
I would suggest this book is for advanced JQuery devs, if anybody, not because the concepts are difficult, because they're not, but because what this book offers, ultimately, are tips and tricks above and beyond the baseline language, many of which should be pretty well known already if you've been using JQuery, and some which are buried within piles of unnecessary example code.
It's free, it does has value and it will increase your knowledge, but it is too vague to be a beginners book and too verbose for advanced tips and tricks. Look for another book I say unless you've exhausted your JQuery reading, or your wallet.
The problem I had with this book was its structure. Whether is was because it had a lot of points to cover in a small space or because it is targeted at experienced JQuery developers I can't be sure. There was so much concept overlap in each chapter it was difficult to know what the focus topic was at times. He just seemed to throw everything into every example. Now while that may be a little bit of hyperbole, that is the impression I am left with. Some topics are discussed with too much other stuff going on, other topics discussed without enough focus on the objective. It was a slog to work through it.
No doubt there were tricks picked up along the way but by no means is this a beginners book as he uses too many 'bread and butter' techniques to assist you to 'Grok' the concepts he is discussing. If you don't know the bread and butter, you won't be able to 'Grok' it.
I would suggest this book is for advanced JQuery devs, if anybody, not because the concepts are difficult, because they're not, but because what this book offers, ultimately, are tips and tricks above and beyond the baseline language, many of which should be pretty well known already if you've been using JQuery, and some which are buried within piles of unnecessary example code.
It's free, it does has value and it will increase your knowledge, but it is too vague to be a beginners book and too verbose for advanced tips and tricks. Look for another book I say unless you've exhausted your JQuery reading, or your wallet.
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