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jQuery makes writing a good JavaScript-based Web application easy and straightforward, but turning a good app into a great app can be accomplished with just a few extra advanced jQuery steps. This article introduced you to 5 concepts that can help your good jQuery code become great jQuery code.

jQuery lets you create your own plug-ins to extend the functions of jQuery—and to give back to the jQuery community. This article steps you through the process for creating your own jQuery plug-in and as well as getting it listed on the jQuery plug-in community Web pages. Be a part of the JQuery JavaScript library many have grown to depend on.

Using Non-Blocking I/O (NIO) improves server performance drastically because of its efficient use of system resources (threads). The gain in performance is very noticeable in Ajax applications. It also lets you control system-resource usage on a server under pressure. This article explains how to optimize your server for performance during the handling of both Ajax and regular requests.

In this article you will build a Web application using Grails and the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). You will also use some richer UI widgets from the Ext GWT library. Familiarity with Groovy is great, but not completely necessary.

The separation of jQuery from alternative JavaScript libraries such as mootools, yui, and prototype.js has become even more pronounced as of late. And now even Microsoft has chosen to use jQuery as the only JavaScript library included in its Visual Studio suite. The popularity of jQuery owes a lot to its decision to include a plug-in architecture for third-party developers. This article describes this plug-in architecture and explains how jQuery can help your Web application behave just like a desktop application.