The JSON Saga
Published January 25th, 2010 Under Javascript | Leave a Comment
JSON is a simple data interchange format. It is rare among standards in that minimalism was one of the principle goals of its design. Radical minimalism made it possible for JSON to compete successfully against entrenched, maximal standards. This is the true story of the origins of JSON, and how it overcame intolerance, inurement, and death threats to become the World Wide Web’s favorite data interchange standard.
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The JSON Saga
Published October 13th, 2009 Under Javascript, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment
Yahoo! JavaScript architect Douglas Crockford tells the story of how JSON was discovered and became a major standard for describing data.
How to Make AJAX Requests With Raw JavaScript: Part 2
Published June 8th, 2009 Under AJAX, Javascript | Leave a Comment
Part 1 demonstrates how to make AJAX requests with raw JavaScript. In today’s screencast, we’ll take things a step further as we use PHP to query a database, convert it to the JSON format, and use Javascript to asynchronously request this information and display it on the page. If you’re just getting started with these sorts of concepts, this is the perfect video for you!