LEARNING PATH: jQuery: Master Web Development with jQuery 3

jQuery 3 enables you to create web pages with brilliant animation effects that will make your web application seem flawless. It helps avoid complex JavaScript code with its new and inbuilt features. So, if you’re a web developer who wants to create web applications that look good, are efficient, have rich user interfaces, and integrate seamlessly with any backend using AJAX, then go for this Learning Path.

Packt’s Video Learning Path is a series of individual video products put together in a logical and stepwise manner such that each video builds on the skills learned in the video before it.

The highlights of this Learning Path are:

●       Explore all the latest features of jQuery 3.0 to reflect modern JavaScript environments

●     Learn selectors, events, and animation functions to create the best user interface for your web applications

Let's take a quick look at your learning journey. This Learning Path starts off by explaining the new features of jQuery 3 and building a jQuery-powered web page. You will then learn jQuery 3 selectors and working with DOM traversal methods. You will also explore event handling, styling, animations, and creating optimized user interfaces. Next, you’ll learn DOM manipulation and sending data via AJAX. You will also learn how to build and use third-party jQuery plugins. Finally, you will learn advanced features of jQuery 3 such as advanced selectors and traversing elements, advanced events and effects, and implementing progressive enhancement with AJAX.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will leverage all the new features of jQuery 3 effectively to create your own fully featured web applications.

Meet Your Expert: We have the best works of the following esteemed authors to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:

Adam Boduch has been involved with large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 10 years. Before moving to the front end, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products, using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems and the scaling challenges they pose. He is the author of several JavaScript books, including React and React Native by Packt Publishing, and is passionate about innovative user experiences and high performance.

Jonathan Chaffer is a member of Rapid Development Group, a web development firm located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His work there includes overseeing and implementing projects in a wide variety of technologies, with an emphasis on PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript. In the open source community, he has been very active in the Drupal CMS project, which has adopted jQuery as its JavaScript framework of choice. He is the creator of the Content Construction Kit, now a part of the Drupal core used to manage structured content. He is also responsible for major overhauls of Drupal's menu system and developer API reference.

Karl Swedberg is a web developer at Fusionary Media in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he spends much of his time writing both client-side and server-side JavaScript code. When he isn't coding, he likes to hang out with his family, roast coffee in his garage, and exercise at the local gym.