Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I'll get 'Simply Javascript' from sitepoint - or something similar - and start from there.
I've got loads of programming experience so I spose I 've got a head start on a total noob! Cheers.... Mark. On May 19, 12:32 am, "Josh Nathanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to add a bit to this...I recently was forced to write in "pure > javascript" rather than jQuery for the first time in a while, and it was a > very good exercise in getting back to basics. So I would also recommend > learning some of the basics of javascript at least in tandem with learning > jQuery. > > -- Josh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Klaus Hartl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "jQuery (English)" <jquery-en@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 12:10 PM > Subject: [jQuery] Re: Javascript of jQuery? > > Yes, in the end jQuery is nothing else than JavaScript - although a > very excellent piece ;-) > > --Klaus > > On May 18, 4:42 pm, Rey Bango <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark, > > > You should really get a grasp of how JavaScript works so that you can be > > a more effective client-side developer. jQuery makes things easier but > > you still should know how to handle, at the very least, the basic > > constructs of the JavaScript language. It will help in understanding why > > certain things occur. > > > Rey Bango > > jQuery Project > > > Mark wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > first post here ... I have searched and cant find an answer to this > > > but I'm sure it's been asked before ...anyway, here goes: > > > > I have only a rudimentary grasp of javascript but I'm very interested > > > in jQuery - so, is it better for me to learn Javascipt first and then > > > jQuery > > > > Or > > > > is it feasible to simply try to learn jQuery?? > > > > TIA.
