Foreword to the First Edition
It’s all about simplicity. Why should web developers be forced to write long, complex, book-length pieces of code when they want to create simple pieces of interaction? There’s nothing that says that complexity has to be a requirement for developing web applications.
When I first set out to create jQuery I decided that I wanted an emphasis on small, simple code that served all the practical applications that web developers deal with day to day. I was greatly pleased as I read through jQuery in Action to see in it an excellent manifestation of the principles of the jQuery library.
With an overwhelming emphasis on practical, real-world code presented in a terse, to-the-point format, jQuery in Action will serve as ...
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