First in a series of talks from Douglas Crockford about the JavaScript language. These talks cover the JavaScript language, from the history, the language, advanced features, platforms, standards and programming style. Talks about inheritance, using functions to build objects, closures, as well as the basic JavaScript syntax. Also covers code conventions. JavaScript is a language that requires discipline.
PPK describes the three main data formats for requesting data from the server, weighing up the advantages and disadvantages. In the ensuing discussion the general feeling is that JSON is the most popular and simplest method.