JavaScript and jQuery : interactive front-end web development / Jon Duckett ; additional material by Gilles Ruppert and Jack Moore.

Includes index.

The ABC of programming -- Basic JavaScript instructions -- Functions, methods and objects -- Decisions and loops -- Document object model -- Events -- jQuery -- Ajax and JSON -- APIs -- Error handling and debugging -- Content panels -- Filtering, searching and sorting -- Form enhancement and validation.

This book covers: 1. Basic programming concepts - assuming no prior knowledge of programming beyond an ability to create a web page using HTML and CSS ; 2. Core elements of the JavaScript language - so you can learn how to write your own scripts from scratch ; 3. jQuery - which will allow you to simplify the process of writing scripts (this is introduced half-way through the book once you have a solid understanding of JavaScript) ; 4. How to recreate techniques you will have seen on other web sites such as sliders, content filters, form validation, updating content using Ajax, and more. Each chapter: Breaks subjects down into bite-sized chunks with a new topic on each page ; Contains clear descriptions of syntax, each one demonstrated with inspiring code samples ; Uses diagrams and photography to explain complex concepts in a visual way. This book enables you to use and customize thousands of scripts, JavaScript APIs, and jQuery plugins that are freely available on the web as well as create your own scripts from scratch.