jQuery, new wave JavaScript

What is jQuery?

jQuery is a Javascript library that takes this motto to heart: Writing Javascript code should be fun. jQuery acheives this goal by taking common, repetitive, tasks, stripping out all the unnecessary markup, and leaving them short, smart and understandable.

What does jQuery code look like? The quick and dirty:

$("p.surprise").addClass("ohmy").show("slow");

more information on http://jquery.com/