5-things-jquery-source.js

// Protected self calling pattern. 
(function(window,document,$,undefined){

})(this,this.document,this.jQuery);


// setInterval replacement, async recursion.
// setInterval doesn't wait for completion even if the function is longer than the timeout, below does.
(function foobar() { // Recursive but doesn't fire before completed.
  doStuff();

  $('#update').load('data.php', function () {
   foobar();
  });
})();