Yehuda and I were recently interviewed regarding the publishing of jQuery in Action. Click below if you are interested in reading the interview.
OK, so after finishing jQuery in Action I've finally gotten around to updating my BlackBox™ implementation to use it.
What a joy it was to write the client-side code this time around. Not only did jQuery make it easier to manipulate the UI, it allowed me to jettison a lot of the server-side assist that the previous web versions used.
So, the server-side code got a complete make-over (as in rewritten-from-scratch) as well.
Those familiar with previous versions won;t notice too much of a difference in the user interface, but anyone digging into the client-side code will notice marked changes.
The book (hint, hint) describes how jQuery works and can help you do "more with less" as this web application shows.
Seriously, this isn't a thinly-veiled attempt to try and sell my book — it's really more about the game. But if you are intrigued regarding jQuery you are invited to give it a look-over.