Beyond jQuery: A Gentle Introduction to Building Applications with Dojo

Leaving the comforts of a library like jQuery can feel daunting, but the needs of a non-trivial application often demand more than the much-loved library has to offer.

In this talk, we'll explore basic patterns for using the Dojo Toolkit to build applications. We'll look at its inheritance system, pub/sub mechanism for handling communication between components, templated widgets that encapsulate a feature and its DOM representation, and more. We'll also look at how to accomplish typical jQuery tasks like DOM manipulation, Ajax, and event connection using Dojo, giving you the know-how you need to safely venture beyond the world of jQuery.

About Rebecca Murphey

I am a JavaScript application developer and consultant, working to help clients write client-side applications that treat JavaScript as a rich and powerful language, not a toy. I'm the

co-host of the rollicking yayQuery podcast, the organizer of the unexpectedly epic TXJS, a contributor to the jQuery Cookbook from O'Reilly, and the author of jQuery Fundamentals.

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