jQuery jAM, Season 1

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/6/8/b/event_47225771.jpegWe are very excited to announce that the jQuery jAM self-study group for beginners is starting Season 1 on September 1. If you would like to learn jQuery (http://www.jquery.com) from the ground up, consider joining us.

http://jam.bostonphp.org

The format of a virtual self-study group is as follows:

Each participant purchases the same textbook (JavaScript: The Missing Manual). Each participant commits to read one chapter per week, complete the exercises and post a link to the completed work. Each participant obtains assistance by posting questions to a discussion area set up on the Boston PHP Message Board for each chapter. Each participant receives a Boston PHP Certificate of Completion upon finishing all chapters and all assignments. Note: There is no classroom instruction. However, hands-on assistance is available in the following two formats:

PHP Percolate Coffee Club (alternate Saturday mornings at a Starbucks, check the meetup site for dates) Developer Dorm Room (https://www.meetup.com/bostonphp/events/27206091/) (occasional all-day Saturdays at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge, MA) To register simply RSVP: Yes

To purchase a book (the only program cost) simply visit the Boston PHP store and order " JavaScript: The Missing Manual (http://store.bostonphp.org)" in one of two formats.

http://store.bostonphp.org (http://store.bostonphp.org/)

Note: jQuery is a JavaScript library. Basic knowledge of JavaScript is vital in understanding jQuery. This book is an introduction to both JavaScript and jQuery.

Special thanks to Heather O'Neil (https://www.meetup.com/bostonphp/members/12680969/) and Above the Fold (http://www.abovethefolddesign.com/) for the grubalicious jQuery jAM logo!

Gene Babon
Assistant Organizer
Boston PHP