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Best Javascript tutorial so i can get started on JQuery? [closed]

Sorry if this is in the wrong stack exchange, wasn't sure if I should post it here, or overflow. Just wanted to know of a few good online tutorials or a book I can do to get me started with ...
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11answers
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How necessary is it to learn JavaScript before jQuery? [closed]

In my opinion, when I looked at JavaScript, it looked like not my cup of tea. When I came across jQuery, I loved it. I sat and watched Nettuts+ 15 days of jQuery screencasts, 1 year later and now I'm ...
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2answers
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How can I use my coding skills for good?

By this autumn my two small websites should be generating around a total of $1200 a month with minimal/zero input which is enough to for me to live on comfortably enough. Rather than embark on ...
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What does Douglas Crockford mean when he says jQuery doesn't scale?

In the Q&A section of this talk, Douglas Crockford says that jQuery doesn't scale as well as some other popular libraries. What does he mean by that, and what is it about the other libraries that ...
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How do I convince my boss (and other devs) to use/consider Unobtrusive JavaScript

I'm pretty new in our develepors team. I need some strong arguments and/or "pitfall" examples, so my boss will finally understand the advantages of Unobtrusive JavaScript, so that he, and the rest of ...
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What benefits are there to native JavaScript development?

Given how much simpler jQuery development is, when compared to native JavaScript, what makes people forgo libraries like jQuery altogether? Is this because jQuery has limitations or it is slow? I ...
2
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6answers
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What is JQuery performance compared to YUI, Dojo and other frameworks?

I have been using JQuery for quite sometime now and I'm pretty much happy with the performance. I'm just wondering if there is any performance comparison between jQuery, YUI, Dojo, Prototype, ...
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4answers
593 views

Is there a book for learning Javascript -> DOM -> jQuery? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: The importance of javascript and the best way to learn it? I would like to learn Javascript, the DOM model and jQuery. I've found many recommendations for books for ...
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Is there a canonical book on creating highly interactive websites (eg. “Flash” like) with HTML5/CSS3/JS/jQuery?

I know some of the basics of these technologies already, but it is mostly limited to more static sites. Using things like HTMl5 semantic elements, CSS3 gradients, shadows, @font-face etc. Is there a ...