Part 1. Starting with jQuery

If you’re reading this page, it’s because you’ve heard of jQuery from a fellow developer or read about it in a website or forum, and you’re eager to understand what this library is all about. Maybe you’re employing this library at work and you want to improve your skills to impress your boss. Or perhaps you’ve never heard about this jQuery thing and you were just captured by the very nice illustration on the cover of this book. Whatever the reason that brought you to open this book and read this page, the next chapter will (hopefully) give you all the explanations you need.

In the only chapter belonging to part 1, you’ll learn more about what jQuery is, what problems it tries to solve, and why you might want to ...

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