Review of jQuery Enlightenment

Review of jQuery Enlightenment – and Free Copies!

Jeffrey Way on Nov 13th 2009 with 1,060 comments

jQuery Enlightenment, by Cody Lindley, is a breath of fresh air when it comes to e-books. It’s written by a jQuery team member, each code snippet includes a link to JSBin for live previewing, and – most importantly – there’s no fluff. Ultimately, this means that you’ll learn faster, and more thoroughly.

jQuery Enlightenment

Update: Winners Announced

Congratulations to the following users who were randomly selected as the winners of jQuery Enlightenment! You’ve all been contacted via Twitter and email with instructions.

Not a Winner?

In that case, Cody has given me a special $5 off discount code, which is valid for the first 300 purchases and expires on November 18th. To use it, visit the jQuery Enlightenment site, click on the “Have a discount code” link, and use the following code: nettuts5bucksoff.

At a Glance

To prove how much I enjoyed reading this book: I received my review copy on a Wednesday, and finished it the next day. As I’m sure many of you are aware, tech books and front to back reads very rarely go well together. This is a testament to the “no fluff” aspect I referenced earlier. Over the course of a dozen chapters, Cody will teach you everything you need to know.

  • Chapter 1 – Core jQuery
  • Chapter 2 – Selecting
  • Chapter 3 – Traversing
  • Chapter 4 – Manipulation
  • Chapter 5 – HTML Forms
  • Chapter 6 – Events
  • Chapter 7 – jQuery and the web browser
  • Chapter 8 – Plugins
  • Chapter 9 – Performance best practices
  • Chapter 10 – Effects
  • Chapter 11- AJAX
  • Chaper 12 – Miscellaneous concepts

Who this Book is for?

While most books on jQuery are primarily focused on introducing the library to new users, jQuery Enlightenment instead assumes you’re at an intermediate level hoping to learn the more advanced tips and techniques. As such, I especially enjoyed the read more than I would have if it was just another crash course style book. Assuming that you’re a regular Nettuts+ reader, it’s more than probable that you have at least a basic understand of jQuery. If so, it’s time to take your skills to the next level; jQuery Enlightenment will take you there.

Though perhaps the most convincing reason to check out Cody’s new book is because he’s an official member of the jQuery team.

JSBin Snippets


Sample

Throughout the book, Cody supplies every single code snippet with a respective live preview from JSBin. This may not sound like much; however, it’s incredibly helpful when you can simply click on a link, and immediately be transported to a page which allows you to “toy” with the code. I can’t tell you how vital this is – and, frankly, it’s shocking that more web development e-books haven’t taken advantage of this yet.

About the Author

Cody Lindley is a Christian, husband, son, father, brother, outdoor enthusiast, and client-side engineer. Since 1997 he has been passionate about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Interaction Design, Interface Design, and HCI. He is most well known in the jQuery community for the creation of Thickbox, a modal/dialog solution. In 2008 he officially joined the jQuery team as an evangelist. His current focus has been on client-side optimization techniques as well as speaking and writing about jQuery. As of late he is employeed by Ning.com

Free Copies!

Cody has been generous enough to offer a handful of copies to our readers! To enter, simply leave a comment, and check back on Monday (Tuesday for some of you) to see if you’re a winner! Otherwise, if you’d like to purchase the ebook and immediately read it, you can buy it here.


 
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  1. Simon Bainbridge says:
    November 16, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    This would be a great book for me as I’m currently trying learn JQuery.

    Reply
  2. Vernon says:
    November 16, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Congrats to the winners! Unfortunately I wasn’t one of them, but with that $5 off coupon the book only cost $10. Couldn’t pass that up.

    Reply
  3. Electric Graffiti says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    I would love a copy of that book :)

    Reply
  4. topdown says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Didn’t really need it but who can pass up the price!
    Thanks for the discount guys :)

    Reply
  5. Claudia says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Hi im a jquery fan! would love a copy

    Reply
  6. Adardesign says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    please get me one..

    I will use it for good!

    code better and save the environment (by reading it from my mac book)

    Thanks

    Reply
  7. Sanakan says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    I llove a free! May be I come to late.Today is …?

    Reply
  8. Robert Hurst says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    Wow I NEED this book lol!

    Reply
  9. Florian Muff says:
    November 17, 2009 at 1:43 am

    Like to have a copy too

    Reply
  10. Zakir Akram says:
    November 17, 2009 at 4:27 am

    It would be great to have one free!!!!!!

    Reply
  11. Achint Verma says:
    November 17, 2009 at 7:43 am

    hi this would be great to get a FREE copy of such invaluable thing

    Reply
  12. Giuliano says:
    November 17, 2009 at 7:57 am

    Looking forward to win this book ;)

    Reply
  13. Hector Minaya says:
    November 17, 2009 at 8:30 am

    Any free copies left!!!!!!

    Reply
  14. Dimitree says:
    November 17, 2009 at 11:19 am

    Count me in!

    Reply
  15. losted says:
    November 17, 2009 at 11:43 am

    pick me!

    Reply
  16. Javier says:
    November 17, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    i want a fre copy plz!

    Reply
  17. Slam says:
    November 18, 2009 at 3:44 am

    Greetings!

    I hope i can receive a free copy too :)

    Reply
  18. Heaven Dragon says:
    November 18, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Duh, terlambat nih
    Adakah saya beruntung … semoga
    (Oops, I’m late
    Am I Luck … hopefully)

    Reply
  19. kafunkajunk says:
    November 19, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    I would also love a free copy!

    Reply
  20. jose roberto (vevni) says:
    November 19, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    i like programming on js….

    Reply
  21. Tao says:
    November 19, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    wow. I want a copy of this book too, I don’t think you actually have engouh copies though…

    thanks.

    Reply
  22. andrei says:
    November 27, 2009 at 10:59 am

    sounds like a good deal: swap an email address for a good book. :)

    sign me up

    Reply
  23. iiduce says:
    November 29, 2009 at 8:22 am

    I’d like a copy, thanks very much

    Reply
  24. Elvis says:
    December 1, 2009 at 5:57 am

    i really like with that copy

    Reply
  25. Jaspal Singh says:
    December 7, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    Hi,

    Please send me a free copy as well.

    Reply
  26. alister says:
    December 15, 2009 at 8:01 am

    i’d love a copy of theis book….was looking everywhere for a good reference to the lib. Using jquery more and more in our prod apps and need a solid ref to grow our knowhow…thanks

    Reply
  27. victor n. says:
    December 26, 2009 at 11:13 am

    happy holidays people! i’m in for the book too.

    Reply
  28. foo says:
    December 27, 2009 at 5:37 am

    Hello, Jeffrey!

    I want a free copy too. Thanks very much.

    Reply
  29. Florian Vallen says:
    January 25, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Id like to have a free copy too.

    Reply
  30. Thorpe says:
    March 4, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    I’d love to have that book.

    Reply
  31. Michael Sacca says:
    March 5, 2010 at 1:01 am

    Looks pretty sweet!

    Reply
  32. Ricardo says:
    March 5, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    I’ve just discovered this book, and it’s really what i need…

    I would love a free copy too… Thanks!

    Reply
  33. Jaimie van Santen says:
    March 6, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Would love to have a copy, learnt the basics of jQuery and would love to know more.

    Reply
  34. Robert Hoppe says:
    March 7, 2010 at 2:59 am

    I want a free copy ;)

    Reply
  35. perth florists says:
    March 29, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Congrats to the winners!
    i want a free copy plz!
    I think I’ll be lucky

    Reply
  36. Office Stationery says:
    April 9, 2010 at 6:55 am

    This is awesome! Would like to understand more about the basics of jQuery. Thanks!

    Reply
  37. solexy says:
    May 3, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    I like JQuery, good article

    Reply
  38. chandu says:
    August 2, 2010 at 10:32 am

    good work

    Reply
  39. Anand Sueman says:
    November 12, 2010 at 9:19 am

    Great stuff… since i made the transition from scriptalious and prototype this book will def. come in handy… Free copy please ;)

    Reply
  40. heronote says:
    June 8, 2011 at 7:28 pm

    I created a free e-book for jQuery and jQuery UI, please visit:

    http://www.heronote.com/files/jQuery.htm

    Reply
  41. Shubhi says:
    October 7, 2011 at 2:50 am

    i loved it…

    Reply
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