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About jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes

As an experienced jQuery plugin developer and the operator of a website devoted to jQuery education, I have had many opportunities to talk with other developers and understand what works and what doesn’t when it comes to learning how to build plugins. This short guide is intended to quickly get you up to speed with core concepts, which enable you to start building plugins of your own.

Experienced developers know that well-written jQuery plugins can reduce bugs, increase efficiency, improve collaboration, and save time. In jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes (ISBN: 9781939924285), I’ll show you how to write clean and efficient jQuery plugins that are easy to maintain and collaborate on. While jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes is intended for people who already have some experience with JavaScript and jQuery, most of the concepts in the guide will not require any advanced knowledge. Topics include:

  • Creating a plugin
  • Prototyping
  • Generate, Init, and Destroy
  • Handling events
  • Plugin options
  • Setters and Getters
  • Styling, CSS, and themes
  • Callbacks
  • Browser and mobile support
  • File organization and versioning
  • Boilerplate

I’ve also included bonus content, including sections on jQuery methods, utilities, selectors, and events, as well as a jQuery glossary. jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes really is intended to be a short but productive read — my intention is to avoid the fluff and filler that make up 80% of most programming books, and just get straight to the point!

— Robert Duchnik

jQuery Plugin book

Learn more about Robert Duchnik, author of jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes, on his author bio.

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If you haven't started making your own plugins (and you should start) then this is a good guide to get you started down that road. You don't have to write plugins to share, you can also write them to clean up your own code.

Jeremy