Mastering jQuery UI by Vijay Joshi
English | Dec. 24, 2014 | ISBN: 1783286652 | 339 Pages | EPUB/MOBI/PDF (True) | 23.09 MB
English | Dec. 24, 2014 | ISBN: 1783286652 | 339 Pages | EPUB/MOBI/PDF (True) | 23.09 MB
With browsers becoming more and more powerful each day, the jQuery UI library provides tools that can be used to create feature rich and interactive applications without bearing the pain of writing numerous lines of JavaScript.
Become an expert in creating real-world Rich Internet Applications using the varied components of jQuery UI
About This Book
Create useful mashups by plugging together different components along with APIs
Design your own widgets like captchas, a color picker, news reader, puzzles, and many others
Take your jQuery UI skills to next level by exploring the ins and outs and nuances of jQuery UI components
Who This Book Is For
If you are a frontend developer with considerable knowledge of jQuery UI and want to take this expertise to the next level, then this book is for you.
What You Will Learn
Create mashups using APIs of popular websites such as Reddit and Google Maps
Integrate AJAX with different components
Create projects that solve real-world problems and are not theoretical
Discover the best usage of components in a given situation
Use effects to make the UI more interactive
Use JSONP to make cross-origin AJAX requests
Get to grips with best practices to use while developing with jQuery UI
In Detail
Mastering jQuery UI will help you explore the depths of the jQuery UI library. Right from the first chapter, you will build your own projects while learning the intricacies of the library. Each chapter explores a new topic and covers some related components. By gaining confidence from the initial chapters you will proceed ahead to create complex applications like the Tabbed News reader utilizing the AJAX and Reddit APIs. As a bonus, you will also learn about the best and most proven practices earned through years of diligent work on the jQuery UI platform.
Each chapter is an independent mini project in itself covering different components from jQuery UI. You won't have to wait long to actually build something functional.