Douglas Crockford: The JavaScript Programming Language

In this 2007 presentation at Yahoo!, which is meant to be the beginning of a three-course sequence (followed by "Theory of the DOM" and then "Advanced JavaScript"), Douglas Crockford explores not only the language as it is today but also how the language came to be the way it is.

Note: there's a title at the opening that claims this is "Part 1 of 4", but this video contains all four parts edited together. No need to go searching for the missing parts.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• crockford
• javascript
• programming
• webdev
• frontend engineering
• yahoo
• yui

[afasico]

In case you want to try it out...

function fade(id) { var dom=document.getElementById(id­), level = 1; function step() { var h = level.toString(16); var newColor = '#FFFF' + h + h; dom.style.backgroundColor = newColor; if (level<15) { level += 1; setTimeout(step,100); } } setTimeout(step,100);

}

[Frodo6432]

@sqeye It's named 'Douglas Crockford: An Inconvenient API - The Theory of the DOM'

[saip106]

What better way to learn the fundamentals of javascript than learning them from the js guru Douglas Crockford.

@Doug, Thanks a lot for that amazing lecture. Really appreciate it.

[hackebeil20]

too bad it's only in 360p. youtube should ban anything below 480p

[Cosmologicon]

Great lecture! I love his mellifluous voice, it reminds me of James Spader.

[kutchbhi1]

@sqeye I think theory of DOM is same as An inconvenient API

[sqeye]

I can see a Douglas Crockford: Advanced Javascript video but no "Douglas Crockford: Theory of the DOM" video. Does it exist on YouTube?

[sergiuoxigen]

@carterson2 Even Google Chrome web browser supports adding breakpoints in your Javascript code, so it is the most handy tool

[JavaScriptGuy]

@carterson2 Use the console. Most browsers have built-in consoles. If yours doesn't, you can use Firebug.

[carterson2]

how do I debug javascript? E.g. there must be a toolset? Thanks for any reply!