jQuery Basics

About this Course

jQuery is an immensely popular JavaScript library used to add interactivity to webpages. It's a mature and robust tool that can help you build confidence as a developer by helping you quickly and easily get projects up and running.

This course explores the fundamentals of manipulating elements on a webpage and responding to user interactions. We cover what jQuery is, why you'd want to use it, and how to include it in your projects. Throughout the course, you'll use jQuery to enhance several small projects and learn how to add a level of flair and interactivity to any site you work on.

What you'll learn

• Event handling
• Manipulating the DOM
• DOM Traversal
• jQuery Collections

Teacher

• Treasure Porth

  Web developer, JavaScript enthusiast, education professional. I'm happy as long as I have a problem to solve and something new to learn. I am passionate about doing meaningful work, providing affordable education, working with underserved populations, and not being evil. I love to travel and I'm really good at karaoke.

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