Over the past ten years, JQuery has gained popularity due to its ability to simplify complex code. Unlike Javascript, which may require lines upon lines of programming, JQuery provides a digestible method of writing down functions that significantly reduces the volume of code needed. Web-based coders, especially those adept in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, can save hours of legwork by adopting techniques in JQuery.
What better to learn web-based coding than through the World Wide Web? The Internet offers a plethora of tutorials and resources for responsive web development, coding, and other programming-related fields.
Here are some of the most popular learning resources around the web:
- W3Schools.com
W3Schools is a free web-based resource with a structured module. The website includes instructions and insights on everything related to web development from graphics to SQL, HTML, PHP, ASP, XML, web building, and many others.
The site is pleasingly straightforward with clear instructions and an interactive script editor. The site is quite easy to navigate and is translatable to almost every spoken language. Newbies looking to get their feet wet in the world of web development will learn easily in W3Schools. However, more advanced coders may find the website too basic as it lacks in-depth analysis on higher functions. Nonetheless, it’s a great place to start.
- TutorialsPoint.com
Although less friendly than W3Schools, TutorialsPoint is also free and offers a wider range of resources. Not only does it have web development tutorials, it is also an excellent resource for Mathematics, Accounting, Programming, Sports, Writing, and even Soft Skills (like Anger Management and Body Language).
Essentially, TutorialsPoint is a one-stop-shop for all things related to learning. One knock on the website, though, is that it is not that pleasing to navigate. However, the quality of the offerings does, in no small way, make up for the site’s shortcomings.
The site provides a decent overview of JQuery. Like W3Schools, TutorialsPoint is built with an interactive script editor (although the former is much easier to use).
- Lynda.com
Unlike the previous two, Lynda is a pay website. Regular Membership can set you back $25/mo (or $250/year) while Premium Membership costs $37.50/mo (or $375/year). Lynda has a diverse set of offerings such as software development, photography, web development, business, graphic design, and IT. While all this is great, what you’re really paying for is the quality of teachers.
Courses in Lynda are taught by some of the world’s leading experts in various fields. The website features a wealth of tutorials, vlogs, and lectures. It’s practically like returning to college and being taught by professors-excellent professors at that.
The advantage Lynda brings to the table is a human touch, which often imparts insight and nuance to a conventionally detached style of learning. The price is a bit steep but it’s well worth it.
- JavaScript & JQuery by John Duckett
If your prefer books to the computer screen, John Duckett’s JavaScript & JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development is a great read. The book explains JavaScript and JQuery from a problem-solving standpoint, which ostensibly discusses the big picture or the “whys” of coding. Moreover, it breaks down the nature of the coding language as a recipe or set of instructions that functions based on step-by-step procedures.
The book attempts to simplify JavaScript & JQuery to a way understandable to novice programmers.
If you’ve learned the basics of coding and want to take your knowledge to the next level, Perfecto Mobile allows you to perform test automation on your code across several platforms. Happy coding!