JQuery UI

It's hard to argue that jQuery hasn't made the task of web design easier, and that's an achievement most web developers are surely grateful for. While JavaScript may occupy a position as one of the three core languages used in web design and development, it's also far and away the most complex. While HTML and CSS rely mostly on simple markups that are easy to learn and aren't weighed down by syntax or programming knowledge, the learning curve to understanding the object oriented fundamentals of JavaScript can be far steeper. But modern web applications demand responsive design, and the sort of complex effects that JavaScript can add to your site of app can go a long way towards drawing in and retaining customers. jQuery makes navigating the ins and outs of JavaScript far easier by offering a robust library of features that can help create a polished 21st century experience, but the jQuery UI expands this functionality even further. Consisting of UI interactions, effects, widgets, and themes, jQuery UI provides a number of different options for improving the user interface on your app without having to parse through complicated lines of code and build these features from scratch. Modern user interfaces are built around the notion of expressing as much information in as little space as possible by relying on intuitive and streamlined structures. This has been internalized into the philosophical design of jQuery UI at every level. The API can integrate as seamlessly with you work space interface as the standard jQuery API does, and the developers are open and transparent with their design process. Everyone is invited to contribute to the cause, which creates a system that's centered around the directly stated needs of the community and is capable of adapting to changes in UI philosophy as they happen. All of the widgets included in jQuery take modern best practice protocol into account to create effects that are aesthetically pleasing and put ease of use front and center. A number of themes come available right out of the box, and they allow you to easily implement a wide range of features without having to learn new and complicated code. Widgets include everything from expandable accordion lists to progress bars to a range of dynamic buttons. But the meat and potatoes of the jQuery experience are the interactions and effects. Interactions are designed to easily integrate dynamic and responsive new functions into your app or site. These very cool functions allow users to manipulate elements on a page via dragging, dropping, resorting, and other options. Effects allow you to simplify a lot of the more complicated things developers have to do, often on a regular basis. The ability to alter classes in a number of different ways is a crucial one, as the class structure serves as one of the most effective methods for adjusting the design of an app or site from a top down perspective.