Bocoup jQuery Essentials Tour

Ben Alman will help you “level up” your jQuery knowledge in this one-day training. It’s an immersive look at patterns and techniques you can use to improve your code, your site, and your development experience.

Is this class right for you?

Whether you’re just starting or have been using jQuery for years, this class is a great fit for those with questions about core jQuery concepts. You should be comfortable looking at jQuery and JavaScript code, and experience using the command line is also beneficial.

Agenda

We’ll cover topics such as:

• Best Practices How to avoid common performance and maintainability pitfalls.
• Debugging How to figure out what’s wrong when your code isn’t behaving as expected.
• Event Delegation How it works and when to use it.
• Deferreds and Promises How to use the functionality introduced in jQuery 1.5 to tame asynchronous code.
• Templates How to efficiently update your page using only raw data from the server.
• Code Organization How to keep your code from turning into a tangled mess.

Throughout the day, you’ll have opportunities to try what you’re learning via hands-on exercises. By the end of the day, you’ll be ready to tackle front-end development challenges with a better understanding of both JavaScript and the jQuery library.