JSON Essentials

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
JSON is a data format used mainly on the Web to transmit information between client and server applications. This course covers the JSON format in detail and demonstrates examples of real-world APIs from around the Web that use JSON as their medium for communication.

Target Audience
Web developers interested in creating modern Web applications and Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.7

Lesson Objectives

JSON Essentials

start the course

describe the pros and cons of using JSON

compare and contrast JSON and JavaScript

create a JSON object with all of its supported data types

validate a JSON object

debug common JSON formatting errors

understand why it is unsafe to use the eval function with JSON

create JSON objects with arrays and arrays-of-arrays

use JSON to make AJAX requests

embed a JSONP JavaScript file in a web page

use JSON Schema to validate data

use the jQuery.getJSON function to retrieve JSON and JSONP data from a server

use JSON to represent tabular data

implement CORS in node.js service and make a request from the browser

create a JSON object that embeds escaped HTML text

create and query JSON data in a Postgresql database using the JSON data type

use JSON to get a stock quote using YQL and JSONP

use JSON to get the weather forecast using YQL and JSONP

use JSONP to search for public photos on Flickr

use JSON to communicate with the Wikipedia API

output the contents of an Internet Archive resource as JSON

perform a JSON query to translate and use the Microsoft Translator API

use JSON to query broadband demographics by latitude and longitude

use JSON to perform a search using the Bing API

use JSON to query the Bing Maps API

use JSON to query the Bing Synonyms API

Course Number:
wd_jsof_a01_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner