14 Days of jQuery Summary: Days 8-14, jQuery 1.4.1 Released

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In case you’re not following along with the 14 days of jQuery, here’s a summary of what has been released for days 8-14.

Highlights

On Day 12, the jQuery team released jQuery 1.4.1, the first bug release to jQuery 1.4. jQuery 1.4.1 is now the latest release of jQuery; take a moment to review the 1.4.1 release notes.

On Day 13, the team announced the new jQuery Meetups site. We want to help foster local meetups and eventually try to provide more resources to your groups.

jQuery Meetups

On Day 14, the jQuery UI team released jQuery UI 1.8 Release Candidate 1. The team would love you to test and provide feedback with bugs or comments in the jQuery UI Development forum.

Full Recap

Day 8

  • The jQuery Project
  • jQuery.org

Day 9

  • jQuery Workshop Giveaway
  • jQuery Podcast Episode 8: api.jquery.com
  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #3, with Paul Irish
  • jQuery API Key Navigation

Day 10

  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #4, with Paul Irish

Day 11

  • Evented Programming with jQuery, Yehuda Katz
  • Behind the 14 Days of jQuery

Day 12

  • jQuery 1.4.1 Released
  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #5, with Paul Irish

Day 13

  • jQuery Meetups
  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #6, with Paul Irish
  • Paul Irish and Dave Methvin Join the jQuery Team

Day 14

  • jQuery UI 1.8rc1

Sponsors and Donations

Again, events like these are not possible without support from our great sponsors and from you, the jQuery Community. We’d like to thank everyone who has donated during this campaign. We received donations from 653 people, and we are truly grateful to all who contributed. If you missed the campaign, you can still let us know how much jQuery makes your life easier by sending a tax-deductible donation or by showing our sponsors some love for their support.

Netflix

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental service, with more than 11 million subscribers. For only $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes.

JupiterIT

Jupiter provides expert web application development, support services, and training. Committed to open source, Jupiter collected its global experience delivering enterprise JavaScript applications and made it publically available as JavaScriptMVC.

appendTo

appendTo, the jQuery company, delivers industry-leading jQuery training and support services to the web development community and corporations worldwide. Leveraging the power of the Write Less, Do More JavaScript library and the vast experience of jQuery Team Members, appendTo is at the forefront of propelling the jQuery movement into the next generation of open source technology advancements

Oxide Design

Oxide Design Co. is a communications and information design firm. We specialize in corporate identity, brand strategy, packaging, print, and web site design. We clarify ideas to create effective design.

Fusionary

We are Fusionary, an award-winning web and interactive studio. We’ve been creating things online since 1995 and our clients love us.

The team hopes you enjoyed this online conference celebrating the 1.4 release of jQuery. We would love to hear your feedback. Please submit your feedback in this thread on the new jQuery Forum.

14 Days of jQuery Summary: Days 1 – 7

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In case you’re not following along with the 14 days of jQuery, here’s a summary of what has been released thus far.

Pre Release Day 1

  • New jQuery API Site

Pre Release Day 2

  • jQuery 1.4rc1

Day 1

  • jQuery 1.4 Released
  • jQuery 1.4 Live Q&A

Day 2

  • HD version of jQuery 1.4 Q&A
  • Media Temple Giveaway
  • jQuery Podcast episode 7 with John Resig

Day 3

  • Internal Changes in jQuery 1.4, with John Resig

Day 4

  • Getting Involved in the jQuery Community, with Karl Swedberg

Day 5

  • appendTo Training Drawing
  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #1, with Paul Irish

Day 6

  • jQuery In The Enterprise

Day 7

  • New jQuery Forum
  • jQuery 1.4 Hawtness #2, with Paul Irish

We still have 7 more days of jQuery 1.4 to come with more video’s and more releases to announce.

Again, events like these are not possible without support from our great sponsors and from you, the jQuery Community. We’d like to thank everyone who has donated so far, and we’d like to remind everyone that you will receive a free ebook with the donation of $20 or more throughout the 14 Days of jQuery.

Media Template Giveaway

Each day during the 14 days of jQuery, a web developer will receive a free (gs) Grid-Service account for one year from the jQuery Project’s web hosting provider, Media Temple. A grand prize winner will receive a 13″ MacBook Pro!

In order to enter the contest, you must submit a link to your coolest use of jQuery. A winner will be chosen each day during the 14 Days of jQuery. The grand prize winner will be announced on Friday, January 29th.

Check the Media Template Giveaway webpage for more details about the contest and to see the announced daily winners. There are only 7 days left, so enter now!

Check out jQuery Enlightenment!

jQuery EnlightenmentjQuery team member Cody Lindley has published the jQuery Enlightenment book, and if you haven’t checked it out yet, you’ll definitely want to. “Each chapter contains concepts essential to becoming a seasoned jQuery developer,”‘” so even if you’ve already got your copy, pick one up for a friend who’s just learning! Even better, a percentage of all sales goes directly back to the jQuery project and helps fund future releases and projects. A big thank you to Cody for his generous donation for the 14 Days of jQuery campaign!

14 Days of jQuery and the New API Browser

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It’s the start of a new year, and the jQuery team’s been hard at work. We’ve been up day and night working to crank out the upcoming jQuery 1.4 release, and there’s a LOT to announce! So much, in fact, that we’ll need fourteen full days to get it all out there… As such, I’d like to announce The 14 Days of jQuery 1.4!

The New jQuery 1.4 Site

Beginning on January 14th, we’ll start a fourteen-day event. Each day we’ll have fresh videos and announcements — there’ll be code releases, project-related updates, and jQuery UI goodness, among other things. In addition to the announcements, we’ll also be releasing a set of videos over the 14 days with talks and tutorials relating the jQuery 1.4 release and other general jQuery topics. You’ll want to check back at jQuery14.com every day during the two weeks to see what’s new, or sign up to be notified via email. Think of it like an online conference, only longer, freer, and with a bit of mystery and suspense!

But Wait, There’s More!

We’ve got a lot planned for January 14th, but it seemed good to whet your appetite and pre-release some tasty jQuery morsels. Head over to jQuery14.com to learn all about the brand-new jQuery API site:

Be sure to subscribe to the jQuery14.com site or to the @jquery Twitter account for all the updates during these upcoming weeks.

Free Books, Anyone?

The jQuery project is a non-profit, open-source effort, and we rely heavily on donations and contributions to help fund everything we do. We’ll be running a fundraising drive starting now and throughout the 14 Days of jQuery. If you’re a jQuery user, show your support by making a tax-deductible donation of $20 USD or more to the project during the event, and you’ll receive a free jQuery book with your donation.

It’s always important to mention that much of this would not be possible without the help of the jQuery project sponsors; Netflix, JupiterIT Consulting, appendTo, Fusionary Media and Oxide Design Co have all signed on as official sponsors of the 14 Days of jQuery 1.4, along with our favorite jQuery book publishers, Manning, Packt, jQuery Enlightenment, and O’Reilly.

That’s it for now — head on over to jQuery14.com for much more to come!