jquery

When working with AJAX, it's a common thing to inject dynamic content into an already loaded page. The idea is that it's possible to allow the user to interact with a page in a way that doesn't constantly require loading a new page like clicking on a normal link does. This is nothing new, people have been doing it for years.

This weekend I took the time to get stuck into one of Packt Publishing's Drupal titles, Drupal 6 JavaScript and jQuery. In this book, Matt Butcher takes the reader through the basics of using JavaScript within Drupal themes and modules, with a heavy emphasis on the all popular jQuery library.

In recent times, a lot of general purpose javascript libraries have surfaced, making common javascript tasks a quick and easy to implement. To name a few, there is Script.aculo.us, Dojo and of course, Prototype. But, one of the most recent, and possibly the most powerful and flexible is jQuery.

I'm sure many of you have had to do 'corporate reviews' at work. You know, you get given a form and are asked to grade yourself on various aspects of your job. You fill in your parts of the form and then give it to your employer who fills in the rest. After doing so, he probably photocopies it, gives back to you for reflection, and then proceeds to make some private notes on his copy.