http://radio.javaranch.com/bear/ Ursine rambling and grumbling http://radio.javaranch.com/bear/2008/03/29/1206814689091.html <a href="http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=484_93" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.manning.com/bibeault/bibeault_cover150.jpg" style="float:left"/></a> <p> Yehuda and I were recently interviewed regarding the publishing of <a href="http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=484_93" target="_blank">jQuery in Action</a>. Click below if you are interested in reading the interview. </p> <p> <a href="http://java.dzone.com/news/interview-authors-jquery-actio" target="_blank">Read the interview</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both">&nbsp;</div> http://radio.javaranch.com/bear/2008/03/11/1205287725013.html <p> OK, so after finishing <a href="http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=484_93" target="_blank"<b><i>jQuery in Action</i></b></a> I've finally gotten around to updating my <a href="http://www.bibeault.org/blackbox" target="_blank">BlackBox&trade; implementation</a> to use it. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.bibeault.org/blackbox" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bibeault.org/blackbox/resources/images/browser.half.jpg" border="0"/></a> </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> So, the server-side code got a complete make-over (as in rewritten-from-scratch) as well. </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.manning.com/affiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=484_93" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.bibeault.org/resume/resources/images/book.jqia.jpg" style="float:left"/></a> The book (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1933988355">hint, hint</a>) describes how jQuery works and can help you do "more with less" as this web application shows. </p> <p>Seriously, this isn't a thinly-veiled attempt to try and sell my book &mdash; it's really more about the game. But if you <i>are</i> intrigued regarding jQuery you are invited to give it a look-over. <p style="clear:both">&nbsp;</p>