PeepCode Screencast to use some of the shocking jquery plugins

[Dinooz]

I wonder if will be to much to ask for a Screencast to implement some
of the most shocking jquery plugins in a rails application. Some of
those could be really useful: http://www.noupe.com/ajax/37-more-shocking-jquery-plugins.html

Perhaps a recipe to convert those into a plugin or gems for future
usage, and why not a step by step instructions on how to upload it to
github in order to make it available to the community.

THX Dinooz

PS -> Still waiting on the screencast to show how to build a minimal
Social Network from scratch.

[Jacques Crocker]

I'd also love to see a JQuery screencast on Peepcode that goes deep
into the internals, and strategies of using jquery for unobtrusive
javascript. However, I think its probably worth mentioning the wealth
of screencasts already for jquery (check youtube) so this need may
already be filled.

The suggestion box entry for it has been tagged as "started" so it
sounds like he's working on it:
http://suggestions.peepcode.com/pages/15-general/suggestions/778-jquery-screencast

Focusing on specific plugins may not be the right approach, since they
tend to be fickle, with new, better plugins coming out every few
weeks. Putting a quick section on how to create a plugin would be
great though, since the basics are so simple and straightforward, but
easy to do wrong so that it works but not js library agnostic.

I'd suggest going heavily into the methods LiveQuery / live / die, and
also on using bind() in order to attach custom methods to dom
elements, and using trigger as the message passing technique.
Basically all the good stuff in jquery that all the existing beginner
"jquery for designers" screencasts overlook.

Thanks

[Geoffrey Grosenbach]

Yes, a jQuery screencast is in the works! We hope to publish it within
the next few months, if not sooner.

Geoffrey Grosenbach
http://peepcode.com