Looking for the best jQuery books to get you up to speed or hone your skills?
This list was first published in 2011, and has been updated yearly since.
JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects — but many web designers find the language hard to learn. jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. Master jQuery today with the best jQuery books listed here.
Learning jQuery, Third Edition
Hands down one of the most highly regarded books for teaching yourself jQuery, Learning jQuery is written for web designers who want to harness the power of jQuery to create interactive elements and powerful user interfaces for their websites and web applications. It is a clearly written and well organized introduction to the concepts and application of jQuery, with plenty of tools, examples and external resources to teach you some pretty cool tricks. Readers who are well-versed in HTML and CSS but only have a basic understanding of JavaScript will have no trouble at all following this book. Once you’re done with it you’ll be able to create all the jazzy jQuery effects modern websites use. Highly recommended. Read more..
jQuery Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for jQuery Developers
The jQuery Cookbook, like others in the series, proves to be a valuable collection to a developer’s library. Containing more than 150+ well-written and easy to understand ‘recipes’, the book starts with the basics and moves to cover real-world cases with tested solutions to common web development hurdles. You’ll learn the ins and outs from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from element integration to developing slick, high-performance user interfaces. For readers unfamiliar or inexperienced with elementary JavaScript and its uses this book may not be for you, as it assumes at least some familiarity with scripting. Read more..
Head First jQuery
This book, loaded with examples and (perhaps overly) visual, is very obviously aimed at beginners to the subject matter. Like the rest of the Head First series, this book gives a simple, straight overview of the topic with plenty of games and repetition. The discussion and presentation of concepts is clear and concise, and I don’t think it is possible to put a chapter down and not completely understand the material covered. Perfect for newcomers, students, or those who learn slowly and/or visually. Read more..
JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
This book is a solid guide and introduction to JavaScript and how jQuery works. Examples throughout the book are explained line by line to ensure the reader completely understands the “ins & outs” of each topic. Because of this, the book really does cover a lot of valuable material while keeping it practical. It keeps a solid balance of jQuery and JavaScript, with the latter taking up approximately a quarter of the content. If you want a sound understanding of jQuery and how it works, as well as an introduction to a few powerful jQuery plugins, you’ll want to grab this book. Read more..
jQuery Pocket Reference
Web designers and developers who want to get familiar with jQuery will learn all they need to get started from this book. It is a great resource for beginners or those who understand snippets of the language but want to fortify that understanding. The book gives plenty of detailed explanations and examples of code, and encourages its users to write and experiment with their own code. Full of hints and insightful tips, the book acts as more than just a reference. It is a well-narrated entry point to the language. Read more..
jQuery for Designers: Beginner’s Guide
This great book for beginners covers jQuery step-by step, from downloading and installing it to creating interactive elements and ‘flashy’ animations. It takes out all the confusion and mystery associated with jQuery, covering the most common tricks and techniques used by modern websites. These are explored in depth step-by-step, making it simple to understand how jQuery is used to create effects such as scroll bars, animated elements, tabbed folders, etc. Everything is well-written and easy to understand, so that even those with little experience in web development can follow through and master the language. Read more..
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