Today’s Goals:
- Learn about JavaScript libraries and jQuery
- Practice writing jQuery
Today’s featured website:
- http://histography.io/– jQuery makes a trip through 14 billion years of history seamlessly interactive!
JavaScript Libraries
Each table of 2 will find answers to EACH of the following questions while students are being called in to review grades. If you’re not at a table of 2 you will be assigned to a table and/or partner.
- What are JavaScript libraries?
- Please find some examples of JavaScript libraries.
- Why do people use them?
- What are some of the most popular JavaScript libraries?
- What you can do with them?
- What is the difference between a JavaScript library and a JavaScript framework?
- How do you pick a library?
Intro to jQuery, one of the most popular JavaScript libraries
- About:
- jQuery is one of the most popular JavaScript libraries because it’s easy to use for adding animations and other interactive elements.
- jQuery is a JavaScript library and you should have a basic understanding of JavaScript to use it.
- Unlike JavaScript, jQuery is NOT built into the browser automatically, so, like other libraries, you need to download it and add it to your webpage by linking to it OR you can use a CDN (we will do this)
- Everything you need to use jQuery is on jQuery.com
- Practice: We are going to start practice writing some jQuery right away with these mini-tutorials.