Point 1. jQuery emphasizes brevity. $(document).ready( function() { $(‘#hideSlowLink’).click(function() { $(‘.toHide’).hide(‘slow’); setTimeout(function(){$(‘.toHide’).show()},3000); return false; }); $(‘#hideRedSlowLink’).click(function() { $(‘.toHide’).css(‘color’,'red’).hide(‘slow’); setTimeout(function(){$(‘.toHide’).show().css(‘color’,'black’);},3000); return false; }); }); The title pretty much states it all. Nearly everything I used to hate about making web pages fancy and functional is alleviated with a few lines of jQuery. With a few dollar [...]
So, what do do from here, you ask? Learn jQuery. I’ve always been opposed to the web as platform, mostly due to IE6, but flex has convinced me that there is a light, and jQuery seems to be another beacon in the treatorous sea that is supporting internet explorer.