Web development is the most common and easiest entry point into software development for aspiring computer programmers. Almost all major software including mobile apps, desktop application and web application have a web based back end, including your anti-virus software. Below are some common computer programs ;
1. HYPERTEXT PRE-PROCESSOR (PHP)
Hypertext Pre-processor is the most popular programming language on the World Wide Web and will continue to be in the foreseeable future. 80% of the web is powered primarily by one programming language, PHP. PHP powers the world’s largest social network, Facebook with almost a billion users. It’s deep enough to form the foundation of the largest and most popular Content Management System that powers 20% of the web, Word Press. PHP developers have a large pool of development projects to choose from because many companies have their websites running on Word Press, a PHP based Content Management System.
2. JAVASCRIPT
JavaScript is the most used language on the web probably because it works on all browsers. Regardless of which language used on the server, the user facing end in the browser will be done in JavaScript. In fact, based on the growing need for greater user experiences in the front end and the need for more efficient programs a lot of development frameworks and libraries have mushroomed to support and make JavaScript development easier. If you are interested in being a front-end developer then all you need to learn is JavaScript and the respective frameworks. However, any web developer, regardless of the programming language you use in the back end needs to learn some JavaScript.
3. RUBY
Ruby is general purpose programming language. What makes Ruby particularly popular is the Ruby on Rails framework that is touted to be a very efficient web development framework. A great number of start-ups are using the Ruby on Rails framework to build their software which allows for a great number of avenues where skills can be put to work. Getting Ruby on Rails developer jobs however require a higher level of experience.
4. PYTHON
Python is a general purpose programming language that can be used for anything including machine learning. Through the Django framework, Python programming language can be used for web development. Django framework is a Model View Architecture (MVC) framework based on the Python programming language that is used for developing web applications. It is quite huge and almost similar to the Ruby on Rails framework where almost all functionality for anything has already been built. It has a steep learning curve though but once you have mastered the basics it’s quite easy to build applications with it.
5. ASP.NET
The ASP.NET framework enables building web applications for the Microsoft Internet Server. ASP.NET is a web development framework that is fully Model View Architecture (MVC) oriented. It has a great set of tools that automate a lot of the often repeated tasks in web development. It is quite an old and stable framework that makes development easier than if you were to build your web application from scratch.
6. JAVA
Java, despite being a general purpose and cross platform programming language is also a great option for building stable robust and scalable web applications. It serves as a default programming language for building API back end for most mission critical applications like banking applications. However, for most common applications and start-ups Java is an overkill and unnecessarily costly option for building a web app. Java being a compiled language requires a longer development time as compared to the scripted languages like PHP, Ruby or Python. It is a statically typed language with strict rules hence very time consuming when building applications. There are a variety of frameworks to choose from when it comes to web application development using Java.
