jQuery: Ajax Made Easy Nathaniel T. Schutta Who am I? • Nathaniel T. Schutta http://www.ntschutta.com/jat/ • @ntschutta • Foundations of Ajax & Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks • UI guy • Author, speaker, teacher • More than a couple of web apps The Plan • Why a library? • Pros and cons. • Ajax made easy. • CSS selectors. • Events. • Animations and effects. • Widgets. Use a library. Not using one? Probably doing it wrong. Ajax isn’t rocket surgery. But...doesn’t mean we should go it alone. Several high quality libraries to pick from. Paradox of choice.