What is Web Programming?
Programming
is the intricate art of telling a computer what to do. "You mean
when I say, 'Give me back my research paper you stupid machine', that I'm
programming". Umm, no. Programming is giving written instructions in a
logical manner that the computer can understand. Essentially, you give the
computer small steps of instructions, and the computer goes down the list,
executing each one in order. Programming allows you to make new software
and have the computer do new things. Web site programming is the same except
you write applications or web pages that are used by a web browser.
What are web programming languages?
All web programming is done with web programming languages. These languages
can include static technologies like HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.
However, most web site programming is done using server-side web programming
languages. This code runs on the server and then gives static information back
to the web browser. The most popular web programming languages are: PHP,
ASP.NET, Ruby on Rails, Perl, ASP classic, Python, and JSP. To learn more about
a particular web programming language, select the language below:
