What are Programming Languages like PHP/ASP.NET/Perl/Python?
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Applications that run on the web have specialized needs when compared to normal desktop-based applications. To that end, while more open-ended languages such as Perl and Python were popular in the initial development of the web, specialized languages like PHP and ASP.NET are fast becoming the de-facto programming languages.
As the web stands, there is no dynamic interaction on a page itself. Once the HTML is received by an end user, the server no longer receives any information until another page is requested. While client-side programming using JavaScript can emulate some nifty features, it is easily disabled.
To do anything dynamic server-side (such as creating a page tailored to a user's needs), a page must be created. This creation is done using a programming language such as PHP and ASP.NET.
Due to the ease of use of these languages, there are many scripts and software solutions available on the web, both free and commercial. While ASP.NET will require a Windows web hosting account, all the other popular programming languages will work on almost any operating system.
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