Free Course – Getting Started with jQuery

Javascript is a powerful and flexible language. It’s no surprise then that many popular frameworks and libraries are JavaScript based – from React to Node, to Ember, to OpenUI5.

jQuery is a JavaScript library. So what’s the difference between a library and a framework? Essentially a JavaScript library offers additional functionality to the parent application that you implement or embed it into whereas a framework is an application – i.e. it has additional functionality that it uses itself. You can think of a framework as a self-contained application whereas a library is extending the functionality of your current platform.

This week on Pluralsight they’re offering a free course – jQuery: Getting Started by Craig Shoemaker.

What’s It All About?

From the course author:

Get started with jQuery by learning the basics of a jQuery command. We will cover how to work with selectors, styles, forms, and events as well as finding out about a few coding tips to help you avoid some common pitfalls.

Craig Shoemaker

Ready To Dive In?

Great. All you need to do is sign up for your free Pluralsight account if you haven’t done so already and head over to the course page for jQuery: Getting Started.

Let us know how you get on with the course in the comments below!