jQuery Plugin Development In 30 Minutes: How to build jQuery plugins that are easy to maintain, update, and collaborate on

As an experienced jQuery plugin developer and the operator of a website devoted to jQuery education, I have had many opportunities to talk with other developers and understand what works and what doesn’t when it comes to learning how to build plugins. This short guide is intended to quickly get you up to speed with core concepts, which will enable you to start building plugins of your own. Experienced developers know that well-written jQuery plugins can reduce bugs, increase efficiency, improve collaboration, and save time. In jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes, I'll show you how to write clean and efficient jQuery plugins that are easy to maintain and collaborate on. While jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes is intended for people who already have some experience with JavaScript and jQuery, most of the concepts in the guide will not require any advanced knowledge. Topics include: Creating a plugin Prototyping Generate, Init, and Destroy Handling events Plugin options Setters and Getters Styling, CSS, and themes Callbacks Browser and mobile support File organization and versioning Boilerplate I've also included bonus content, including sections on jQuery methods, utilities, selectors, and events, as well as a jQuery glossary. jQuery Plugin Development in 30 Minutes really is intended to be a short but productive read -- my intention is to avoid the fluff and filler that make up 80% of most programming books, and just get straight to the point! The full table of contents is below: Introduction About This Guide Why jQuery Plugins? Section 01: Creation Naming Closures Plugin Function Summary Section 02: Prototyping The Main Loop The get() Method Plugin Class Prototyping Summary Section 03: Conventions Generate Destroy Init $var Private Functions This & That $.proxy() Summary Section 04: Events Note on .hover() e.currentTarget vs e.target Disabling Event Bubbling Naming Events Naming Functions Summary Section 05: Options Default Options Plugin Options Additional Options Data Options Advanced Options Setter Summary Section 06: Setters and Getters Setters Getters Methods The Routine Auto-Creation Summary Section 07: CSS and Themes Naming CSS Setting Themes Multiple Themes Summary Section 08: Effects States Controller Summary Section 09: Callbacks Setup Ajax Naming Summary Section 10: Browser and Mobile Support Browser Support Extending $.support Mobile Support Summary Section 11: File Organization Simple With Grunt Git Versioning Summary Section 12: Boilerplate Section 13: Conclusion Bonus Content Section 14: jQuery Methods Section 15: jQuery Utilities Section 16: jQuery Selectors Section 17: jQuery Events Glossary