Modern Web Design with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript - What is jQuery and How to Write jQuery Code?

This video tutorial introduces jQuery, a popular JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation, event handling, and animations. It explains how to download and choose between compressed and uncompressed versions, as well as slim versions that exclude certain features. The tutorial covers minification, using content delivery networks (CDNs) for faster loading, and demonstrates how to implement jQuery in projects. It also provides a method to check if jQuery is loaded on a webpage using the console.

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