Beginning jQuery

Foreword

I’m a Christian, I love my family, I work for appendTo, and I love to learn! I think Jack and I share the common desire to learn.

I first noticed Jack Franklin when he launched the JavaScript Playground web site. I watched as he regularly posted many relevant topics about the front-end development world. I then saw him branch out and experiment with server-side JavaScript—recording and sharing screencasts, speaking at conferences, and now writing this book.

I was honored when he contacted me to write the foreword for his book. jQuery has come a long way since 2006. There have been many books written about it and I’m certain there will be many more to come. The thing I like about Jack is that he is first and foremost a JavaScript scholar. ...