Hot off the presses: jQuery 1.4 Alpha 1 is released! This is the first alpha release of jQuery 1.4. The code is stable (passing all tests in all browsers we support), feature-complete (we’re no longer accepting new features for the release), and needs to be tested in live applications. Grab the code: Regular: http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4a1.js Minified: … Continue reading →

Word has just come in that jQuery has won the 2009 .Net Magazine Award for best Open Source Application. jQuery was in the final voting with Firefox and WordPress. Simon Willison graciously accepted the award for the team: This award really goes out to the whole jQuery community and all the contributors that made jQuery … Continue reading →

Want to make sure that your “favorite” jQuery bug is fixed in time for the upcoming 1.4 release? Then tell the jQuery dev team using the below form.

In a repeat of last year’s phenominal jQuery pumpkin Christopher Pickert is back with a brand new jQuery 1.3-using pumpkin that’s sure to frighten visitors: Thanks again to Christopher for this great creation.

Environments for Humans is running a one-day, online conference focusing on jQuery. The conference will be on November 19th and will feature a number of prominent members of the jQuery community, including members of the jQuery team. The following talks are slated for the jQuery Summit: The State of jQuery – John Resig Web Interface … Continue reading →

Starting at 10PM MT on August 20th, code.jquery.com will start redirecting (301) to ajax.googleapis.com [http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlibs/documentation/index.html#jquery]. Immediate Impact: None Redirection will occur using 301 “Permanent Moved” Packed version will be replaced with minified version Long Term: Migrate any sites using code.jquery.com to Google’s AJAX Libraries API Full documentation of Google’s Ajax API are available at http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlibs/documentation/index.html#jquery.

Reminder: While the upcoming jQuery Conference is already sold out, we’re still looking for some excellent talks. We’re accepting talk proposals until the 15th. If your talk is accepted your ticket fee will be waived. Even if you can’t make the jQuery Conference, though, there are a number of opportunities to meet members of the … Continue reading →

Registration for the 2009 jQuery Conference is now open! Register here: http://events.jquery.com/ More information about the conference: Dates and Venue. The agenda is still being worked on and will be announced shortly. It’s fully expected that the conference will sell out again (as it has every year, so far) so if you’re interested in coming … Continue reading →

UPDATE: Registration is now open! Register here: http://events.jquery.com/ Good news everybody! The dates and venue for this year’s jQuery Conference have been determined. The conference will be held September 12th and 13th at Microsoft Cambridge in Boston, MA. This will be a 2 day conference with multiple tracks on each day. We’re in the process … Continue reading →