Kevin Rose (founder of Digg.com) recently posted a great video from Yahoo of a presentation of Yahoo’s own Douglas Crockford titled ‘The JavaScript Programming Language’.

The video is a succinct and honest coverage of Javascript, where it came from, why it has a name so close to Java, and what it is useful for now. It’s not an advanced lesson, but Douglas Crockford is a well-spoken presenter.

Topics covered in the video include:

• History
• The Language
• Advanced Features
• Platforms
• Standards
• Style