1. 10 Time-Savers You (Maybe) Don't Know
Girish Gangadharan
@appoosa girish@giri.sh http://giri.sh

2. Limit DOM traversal
var $items = $(„#products‟);
$items.click(function() {
$(this).next(„div‟).slideToggle();
});
$items.addClass(„active‟);
$items.closest(„p#category‟).animate({ height:100px });

3. Less code. Better readability.
var $userprofile = $(„#user-profile‟);
$userprofile
.hover(function () {
$(this).addClass(“highlight");
},
function () {
$(this).removeClass(“highlight");
})
.click(function() {
//do something
})
.fadeIn(„slow‟);

4. Don‟t leave them hanging.
:first-child, :last-child, :even, :odd, :parent, :next, :prev, etc.
Precede them with a tag name or some selector;
else the universal selector is implied.
$(':focus') = $('*:focus')

5. Understand what each does. Use appropriately.
$('#sometable').each(function(){
$('td', this).bind('hover', function(){
$(this).toggleClass('hover');
});
});
$('#sometable').each(function(){
$('td', this).live('hover', function(){
$(this).toggleClass('hover');
});
});
$('#sometable').delegate('td', 'hover', function(){
$(this).toggleClass('hover');
});

6. Create in memory. Then update the DOM.
var $mylist = $('#mylist'); // <ul>
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
$mylist.append('<li>' + bestsellers[i] + '</li>');
}
var $mylist = $('#mylist'); // <ul>
var concatenatedList = “”;
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
concatenatedList += ('<li>' + bestsellers[i] + '</li>');
}
$mylist.append(concatenatedList);

7. Bind less.
$(„#reports td‟).bind(„click‟, function() {
//do something
})
$(„#reports‟).bind(„click‟, function(e) {
var target = e.target;
if (target.nodeName === „td') {
// do something
}
})

8. Choose your event carefully.
$(document).ready(function() {
//Fires as soon as the DOM is ready
//Doesn‟t wait for images, style sheets etc.
})
$(window).load(function() {
//Fires after all the content is loaded
//Includes images, style sheets, etc.
})

9. Think right-to-left (except for IDs)
$('#user-profiles > li > input:disabled');
$('#user-profiles‟).find(„li > input:disabled');

10. Sizzle engine is highly optimized but…
var $someElement = $(„#elementId‟);
Vs.
var someElement = document.getElementById(„elementId‟);
$(„#elementId‟).css(„display‟, „block‟);
Vs.
document.getElementById(„elementId‟).style.display = „block‟;
Do you really need a whole library to
accomplish your tasks?

11. Will this improve page performance by x times?
Probably, not.
(especially if you don‟t have a complex multi-nested DOM)
For example, how to better structure your code.
• Module Pattern
• Revealing Module Pattern
• Constructional Pattern
• Creational Pattern
• Factory Pattern
• etc.

14. Essential JavaScript Design Patterns: (Free!)
http://addyosmani.com/blog/essentialjsdesignpatternsupdate1
jQuery: Novice to Ninja
http://www.amazon.com/jQuery-Novice-Ninja-Earle-Castledine/dp/0980576857
jQuery API
http://api.jquery.com
JavaScript Performance Testing
http://jsperf.com/browse

15. 10 Time-Savers You (Maybe) Don't Know
Girish Gangadharan
@appoosa girish@giri.sh http://giri.sh