John Resig announced that jQuery 1.3 has been released. jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. The big features of this release are:

  • Sizzle - A sizzlin’ hot CSS selector engine.
  • Live Events - Event delegation with a jQuery twist.
  • jQuery Event Overhaul - Completely rewired to simplify event handling.
  • HTML Injection Rewrite - Lightning-fast HTML appending.
  • Offset Rewrite - Super-quick position calculation.
  • No More Browser Sniffing - Using feature detection to help jQuery last for many more years to come.
  • New API Browser - a new API browser developed by Remy Sharp.

The full details of the release can be found in the release notes: http://docs.jquery.com/Release:jQuery_1.3.