10 Brilliant jQuery plugins

There have been tens of thousands of jQuery plugins written for the jQuery library. Created in 2006 by John Resig, the jQuery library is now the most popular JavaScript library on the web. It's a fantastic resource for designing and developing user interactions quickly. Whether...

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Are you prepared for life after jQuery?

When jQuery was first introduced, it changed the world. It gave us all the ability to refer to elements on the page from JavaScript, like we could in CSS. Not only that, but it gave us an API for these elements that was miles ahead of what the browser had. We could hide them,...

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To hell with jQuery

JavaScript library jQuery has divided industry opinion. Karolina Szczur asks if libraries cause substandard code – or if devs are to blame.The popularity of JavaScript has grown over the past few years. Dozens of libraries have been created. Yet there’s one that fuels controversial...

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Five reasons to use jQuery mobile

With the proliferation of touchscreens on phones, tablets and laptops, we face an urgent need to build touch-friendly websites. Not only that, but website owners need to ensure that their content can be viewed by an ever-increasing, diverse set of devices. That’s where jQuery...

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12 must-have code testing tools

New code and user testing tools and frameworks seem to pop up every day. Below is a varied list of code tools that accomplish various testing needs. Each one should be investigated to make sure it fits with your tech stack and technical needs. 01. Jasmine Jasmine is a behaviour-driven...

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Create animated infographics with CSS and jQuery

Combining both CSS3 animation and transitions, we'll be using CSS to animate a timeline infographic. For the data to unfold as you scroll down the timeline, each animation is triggered via the inview jQuery plugin when it comes into view. We'll look at the components of the...

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