jQuery Heads to Austin

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This year, we’re happy to be able to resume our tradition of throwing two jQuery Conferences and announce that we’re headed for the first time to Austin, Texas! jQuery Austin is set for Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11 at the Austin Convention Center, and we’re planning to host a discussion of the latest developments in jQuery, as well as other tools and techniques from around the world of front end development.

Call for Proposals

We’re looking for speakers who can bring a broad array of perspectives on subjects that cross the spectrum of technologies that are used in tandem with jQuery every day. We love listening to ideas about jQuery, jQuery UI, and jQuery Mobile, but we know there’s a lot more out there. JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, mobile, testing, deployment, and growing as a developer are all subjects jQuery users are eager to hear more about, so if you’ve got something you want to share with the community, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Call for Proposals will be open through July 14th, so we’re hoping to hear from you soon! We’re returning to a single-track format for jQuery Austin, so we’re expecting to have to make some tough decisions once we’ve reviewed the proposals; nevertheless, the only way to be considered is to submit in the first place!

Pre-Conference Training

If you’re looking to understand how to become a better developer and leverage newer features in jQuery, Bocoup‘s jQuery Essentials course on Monday, September 9 is just such an opportunity. The class is taught by Query plugin auteur extraordinaire and Grunt creator Ben Alman, and it’s a great chance to bone up on your skills before the conference begins.

Tickets and Accommodations

Tickets are on sale now, with early-bird pricing available through July 16. You can buy a single ticket for both events, or you can choose to attend only the conference or the training.

We’ve reserved blocks of rooms at the nearby Hyatt Place and Radisson hotels, both of which will leave you just steps from the convention center and downtown Austin.

See You There!

We’re thrilled to be adding some southwestern flavor to #jqcon. The city offers a great backdrop for a few days of learning and connecting with the of the jQuery community while enjoying the BBQ and music. As the saying* goes, “You’ll always remember an Austin September!” Follow @jqcon for news and updates as we have them, we look forward to having you join us in Austin! In the meantime, consider submitting a talk and polishing your cowboy boots!

* This is not actually a saying.

jQuery 1.10.2 and 2.0.3 Released

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It’s nearly Independence Day here in the USA, so we’re delivering something fresh off the grill: jQuery 1.10.2 and 2.0.3. These releases fix a few pesky bugs that have been reported over the past month, but the list is refreshingly small. Since some of the bugs spanned both the 1.x and 2.x branches we’re releasing new versions of both to keep them in sync.

You can get the latest files from the jQuery download page, including sourcemap files and links to helpful tools such as jQuery Migrate. If you’re upgrading from a version of jQuery before 1.9, please do read through that page carefully to make your migration as pain-free as possible. Remember that it may take a few days for the CDNs at Google, Microsoft, and CDNJS to respond to the rocket’s red glare and post the latest versions. In the meantime, use the copy on the jQuery CDN.

We’re pretty optimistic that these latest bug-fix releases should be free of surprises. If you drop the new files into your site and see fireworks, please do your patriotic duty and report a bug with a test case (preferably using jsFiddle) at our bug tracker.

These releases wouldn’t have happened without the contributions of Jason Bedard, Jason Merino, Jörn Zaefferer, Michał Gołębiowski, Nguyen Phuc Lam, Oleg Gaidarenko, Richard Gibson, Rick Waldron, Terry Jones, and Timmy Willison.

jQuery 1.10.2 and 2.0.3 Changelog (common to both)

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jQuery 2.0.3 Changelog (specific to 2.x)

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