jQuery provides an extremely versatile DOM query mechanism. If you’re wondering what’s happening under the covers, and if there are less- and more-performant ways to formulate your query . . . the answer is YES. In many cases you can help jQuery by specifying a tag name, i.e.: $(“div.class”).show() is faster than: $(“.class”).show() . . … Continue reading →

There is a lot of good plugin development going on for jQuery. Here are two which have come up on the list lately: HighlightFade by Blair Mitchelmore is a very thorough jQuery implementation of the “yellow fade” technique. Options include the type of fade (linear, sinusoidal, exponential), the duration, and a function to call on … Continue reading →