From b6c44658563baf921004857d51b94114703f5983 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garrett Johnson Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:08:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] rearranged some wording, added some emphasis on the importantence of understanding javascript --- content/javascript-101/dex.md | 9 +++------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/javascript-101/dex.md b/content/javascript-101/dex.md index 9ac27633..f2376b9f 100644 --- a/content/javascript-101/dex.md +++ b/content/javascript-101/dex.md @@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ section : 1 attribution: jQuery Fundamentals --- -jQuery is built on top of JavaScript, a rich and expressive language in its own -right. This section covers the basic concepts of JavaScript, as well as some -frequent pitfalls for people who have not used JavaScript before. While it will -be of particular value to people with no programming experience, even people -who have used other programming languages may benefit from learning about some -of the peculiarities of JavaScript. +jQuery is built on top of JavaScript, a rich and expressive language in its own right. This means when using jQuery, we are still writing valid JavaScript; it just serves as a framework to make many aspects of writing JavaScript easier and more reliable in the various browser environments. With that said, a basic knowledge of JavaScript will go a long way in understanding, structuring, and debugging our code; jQuery will just help make that basic knowledge go much, much further. + +This section covers the basic concepts of JavaScript, as well as some frequent pitfalls many developers fall into during their first foray into the language. While it will be of particular value to people with little to no programming experience, even people who have used other programming languages may benefit from learning about some of the peculiarities of JavaScript. \ No newline at end of file