Readings on JSON

• w3schools. “JavaScript JSON”
• w3schools. “JSON Tutorial”
  • JSON - Introduction
  • JSON Syntax
  • JSON vs XML
  • JSON Data Types
  • JSON Objects
  • JSON Arrays
  • JSON Parse
  • JSON Stringify
  • JSON HTML
• Working with JSON Data
• json.org “Introducing JSON”

Learning About API’s

1. MDN Web Docs. “Client-side web APIs”. 2018.
   • Overview
   • Introduction to Web APIs
   • Manipulating documents
   • Fetching data from the server
   • Third party APIs
   • Video and audio APIs
   • Client-side storage
2. Shiffman, Daniel. “Working with data - p5.js Tutorial.” The Coding Train. 2015
   • 10.1 - Introduction to Data and APIs in JavaScript
   • 10.2 - What is JSON? - Part I
   • 10.3 - What is JSON? - Part II
   • 10.4 - Loading JSON data from a URL (Asynchronous Callbacks!)
   • 10.5 - Working with APIs in Javascript
   • 10.6 - API Query with User Input
   • 10.7 - API Query with JavaScript setInterval()
   • 10.8 - Wordnik API and JavaScript
   • 10.9 - New York Times API and JavaScript
   • 10.10 - The Giphy API and JavaScript
3. “JSON APIs and AJAX.” freeCodeCamp.
   • Trigger Click Events with jQuery
   • Change Text with Click Events
   • Get JSON with the jQuery getJSON Method
   • Convert JSON Data to HTML
   • Render Images from Data Sources
   • Prefilter JSON
   • Get Geo-location Data
4. “How to Use API’s. Learn to Use the Soundcloud API.” Codecademy. 2018
   • How to Use APIs with JavaScript
     • Lessons 1-19
   • Using the Soundcloud API
     • Lessons 1-15
   • Using the YouTube API

AJAX

Here is some more information from W3Schools on AJAX.

AJAX

jQuery AJAX

Here is some more information on jQuery and AJAX as well.

AJAX and jQuery

Creating plugins

Finally, here is the complete walkthrough on creating a jQuery plugin. It goes into further depth, but I just kept it simple for now.

Create a plugin