More Power/Less JavaScript: Dynamically manipulating web pages with JQuery

It was first called Dynamic HTML, then Ajax. But whatever you call it, web applications are getting richer and more dynamic through JavaScript.

Unfortunately, manipulating a web page through JavaScript can be tricky and the challenge is even greater when you have to make sure it works equally well in all browsers.

In this presentation, we'll explore JQuery, a JavaScript library that makes short order of common JavaScript tasks. You'll see how one or two lines of JQuery-powered JavaScript can do what can only be done with pages of JavaScript without JQuery.

About Craig Walls

Craig Walls is a Principal Engineer, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring. When he's not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland and spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 1 bird and 2 dogs.

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