jQuery in easysteps begins by explaining how to incorporate the free jQuery libraryso readers can quickly create interactive web page features by copying thebook's examples. It demonstrates how to easily select elements of the web page formanipulation and how to simply produce dynamic responses to user events.Examples illustrate various exciting animation effects and how to employ thepower of AJAX to load external data without refreshing the entire web page. Thebook concludes by demonstrating how readers can use their acquired knowledge tocreate their very own distributable plugins for the jQuerylibrary.

jQuery in easy steps assumesreaders will already have some basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript andare now ready to embrace the jQuery philosophy of "write less - domore" to enhance their web pages. It has an easy-to-follow style that willappeal to web developers who want to quickly learn the latest dynamictechniques, and to the student who is studying website design at school orcollege, and to those seeking a career in web development that need a thoroughunderstanding of jQuery.