JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual
JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects€"but many web designers find the language hard to learn. This jargon-free guide covers JavaScript basics and shows you how to save time and effort with the jQuery library of prewritten JavaScript code. You€ll soon be building web pages that feel and act like desktop programs, without having to do much programming.
The important stuff you need to know: