jQuery-free JavaScript

By Elijah Manor
Do you need jQuery? Let's look at some common jQuery code snippets and rewrite them with native browser APIs or micro-libraries.
Course info
Rating
(191)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 30, 2013
Duration
2h 25m
Table of contents
When to Use jQuery?
Course Introduction 3m When Should I Use jQuery? 5m Custom Builds of jQuery 6m Alternate Libraries 2m Demo 7m Summary 1m
Native Selectors
Introduction 1m Selectors 1m Each 2m Index 1m First and Last 1m Is 1m Filter 1m Find 2m Next and Previous 0m Closest 1m Demo 5m Summary 2m
Native DOM Manipulation
Introduction 0m Classes 2m HTML and Text 1m Append and Prepend 1m Remove 1m CSS 2m Attributes and Properties 2m Value 0m Height and Width 1m Demo 6m Summary 2m
Native Events
Introduction 0m Bind and Unbind 3m Delegate and Undelegate 3m Prevent Default and Stop Propagation 1m Target and Which 1m Proxy 1m Trigger 1m DOM Ready 1m Demo 8m Summary 2m
Native Ajax
Introduction 1m Ajax Get 1m Ajax Post 1m JSONP 1m Micro-Library 0m Demo 4m Summary 1m
Native Utilities
Introduction 1m Data 3m Map 3m Extend 1m In Array 1m Type Checking 1m Trim 0m Demo 8m Summary 2m
Native Animation
Introduction 0m Vendor Prefixes 1m Fade 3m Slide 2m Scale 4m Easing 3m Shim 2m Demo 7m
Native Plugins
Introduction 2m jQuery Plugin as A Namespace 2m Simple jQuery Plugin 1m Convert: Extend 1m Convert: Create 1m Convert: Event 0m Convert: Position 1m Simple Library 0m jQuery Plugin Wrapper 1m Demo 4m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(191)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Oct 30, 2013
Duration
2h 25m
Description

In this course we will explain when it's appropriate to use jQuery and when it may not be. If you need jQuery then we will look at making a custom build that includes only the parts you need. Most of this course is focused on converting common jQuery snippets to either use native browser APIs or utilize a popular micro-library.

About the author
Elijah Manor
About the author

Elijah Manor is a Christian and a family man. He is a Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft ASP.NET MVP, ASPInsider, and IE userAgent and specializes in front-end web development. He enjoys blogging (http://elijahmanor.com), tweeting (@elijahmanor), and speaking about the things he learns.

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