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== Where do I find general information about JavaScript? ==
== Where do I find general information about JavaScript? ==


=== Online resources: ===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript JavaScript (Wikipedia)]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript JavaScript (Wikipedia)]
* [http://www.w3schools.com/JS/ JavaScript Tutorial]  
* [http://www.w3schools.com/JS/ JavaScript Tutorial] at W3Schools.com
* [http://articles.sitepoint.com/category/javascript Sitepoint JavaScript tutorials]
 
=== Books: ===
* [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101992 JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition] by David Flanagan - Really the ultimate reference guide (nearly 1000 pages).
* [http://www.sitepoint.com/books/jsant1/ The JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks] by James Edwards & Cameron Adams - Promotes accessible JavaScript solutions by following the principles of [[Development:Progressive enhancement| progressive enhancement]] and [[Development:Unobtrusive_Javascript| unobtrusive scripting]].


== How is JavaScript used by Moodle? ==
== How is JavaScript used by Moodle? ==


* See [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Category:Javascript Category:Javascript]
* See [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Category:Javascript Category:Javascript].


== Where do I find more information about JavaScript in Moodle? ==
== Where do I find more information about JavaScript in Moodle? ==
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* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=106312 Use of JavaScript in Moodle] discussion in the General developer forum
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=106312 Use of JavaScript in Moodle] discussion in the General developer forum


== What JavaScript library does Moodle use? ==
=== Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI) ===
Moodle uses the Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI).
==== Online resources: ====
* [http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/ Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)]
* [[Development:YUI]] in the Moodle documentation
==== Books: ====
* [http://www.packtpub.com/yahoo!-user-interface-library-yui/book Learning the Yahoo! User Interface Library] by Dan Wellman
==== How/Why was YUI chosen for Moodle? ====
The decision was made in [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=48478 this thread in the General Developer Forum].
==== yui_module function in Moodle 2.0 ====
See [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=154359 JavaScript Cache and YUI Modules] and MDL-22920.
== What other JavaScript libraries are around? ==
* A nice comparison chart: [http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/javascript-libraries Evaluation of JavaScript Libraries]
=== jQuery ===
jQuery is another popular JavaScript library, used among others by Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.
==== Online resources: ====
* [http://jquery.com/ jQuery]
* [http://visualjquery.com Visual jQuery]
* [http://jqueryfordesigners.com jQuery for Designers]
==== Books: ====
* [http://www.manning.com/bibeault/ jQuery in Action] by Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz
* [http://www.packtpub.com/jQuery/book Learning jQuery] by Karl Swedberg and Jonathan Chaffer
* [http://www.packtpub.com/jquery-reference-guide-Open-Source/book jQuery Reference Guide] by Jonathan Chaffer and Karl Swedberg
==== Moodle Docs ====
* [[Development:Using jQuery with Moodle 2.0]]
== What does AJAX mean? ==
AJAX means "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML". It is a group of interrelated web development techniques used to create interactive web applications or rich Internet applications.
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming) AJAX (Wikipedia)] for general information and [[AJAX]] for information on AJAX and Moodle.
See also [[Development:Firebug#Debugging AJAX_with_Firebug|Firebug > Debugging AJAX with Firebug]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[User:Frank_Ralf/JavaScript1]] compares different solutions (plain JavaScript, YUI, and jQuery) to a simple enhancement to a form.
* [[Development:Using jQuery with Moodle 2.0]]
* [[Javascript and YUI 3 FAQ]]


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Latest revision as of 11:35, 8 April 2011

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a scripting language widely used for client-side web development.

Where do I find general information about JavaScript?

Online resources:

Books:

How is JavaScript used by Moodle?

Where do I find more information about JavaScript in Moodle?

What JavaScript library does Moodle use?

Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI)

Moodle uses the Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI).

Online resources:

Books:

How/Why was YUI chosen for Moodle?

The decision was made in this thread in the General Developer Forum.

yui_module function in Moodle 2.0

See JavaScript Cache and YUI Modules and MDL-22920.

What other JavaScript libraries are around?

jQuery

jQuery is another popular JavaScript library, used among others by Drupal, Joomla and WordPress.

Online resources:

Books:

Moodle Docs

What does AJAX mean?

AJAX means "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML". It is a group of interrelated web development techniques used to create interactive web applications or rich Internet applications.

See AJAX (Wikipedia) for general information and AJAX for information on AJAX and Moodle.

See also Firebug > Debugging AJAX with Firebug.

See also

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