Content-review: jQuery Basics

[addyosmani]

The section on jQuery Basics http://stage.learn.jquery.com/jquery-basics/ isn't bad at all, but it could probably be expanded. Here are some of the pages under it that could use a little more work:

$(document).ready()
http://stage.learn.jquery.com/jquery-basics/document-ready/

Expand to cover:

• Some more tips: http://encosia.com/dont-let-jquerys-document-ready-slow-you-down/
• http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials:Introducing_$(document).ready() (i.e http://www.learningjquery.com/2006/09/introducing-document-ready)
• http://alexsexton.com/?p=22 maybe?
• http://www.learningjquery.com/2006/09/multiple-document-ready

Attributes
http://stage.learn.jquery.com/jquery-basics/attributes/

• Cover props and attribs http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5874652/prop-vs-attr
• more .attr() examples

Traversing
http://stage.learn.jquery.com/jquery-basics/traversing/

Perhaps expanding with

• http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/10-super-helpful-traversing-functions-in-jquery/
• http://my.safaribooksonline.com/book/web-development/jquery/9780596806941/jquery-basics/traversing_the_dom_based_on_your_curr

Selecting elements
http://stage.learn.jquery.com/jquery-basics/selecting-elements/
Extend the section of selecting form elements

[connor]

I've been extending some of the section on selecting form elements in pull request #47.

I've been going pretty straight off the jQuery docs, figuring that's the best place to go. I've tried to make it a bit more palatable since this is aimed at newcomers. I will add in more walkthrough-esque stuff once I get all the content up later tonight.

<3

[connor]

Regarding $(document).ready(), I could've sworn I saw a performance breakdown on that via twitter within the last two weeks. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[ajpiano]

There isn't a "jQuery Basics" chapter anymore, much of it has moved into "Using jQuery Core". @addyosmani I think we probably need separate issues for these where it's still relevant.

[addyosmani]

I think that makes a great deal of sense. Let's roll with it. I can create
separate issues if no one else is looking at this.

[ajpiano]

Please do !! I need to sleep 😀

[addyosmani]

SGTM. Get some sleep!