I am an amatuer website creator and like to use the most accepted and best methods of developing on a site. I learned how CSS simplified how HTML looks and now I've been reading about how jQuery simplifies how HTML "acts" with javascript.
Right away I ran into a wall. I am using Windows XP and Microsoft Expression Web 2 to create my site. I cannot figure out how to build, make, unpack jQuery. I'm not exactly sure what it is, either. Is it a server-side language interpreter? As I understand it, I place the jQuery.js file into my html folder on myserver. Then, I create an external .js file, similar to a .css file, that houses all the javascript code for my html file. I like the sound of "Write Less, Do more," but I do not know how to get started. I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks, -K
