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| The myriad of 'Web 2.0' web technologies |
| 01.17.06 (3:28 pm) [edit] |
These days there are so many different technologies that go into the development of websites and often it is these technologies that really mean the difference between an average site, and a site above the rest.
There are all kinds of web based technologies with their different purposes and fields of power. I thought I'd take a look at some of the different 'web 2.0' (although I don't much like calling it that) technologies that exist today and I myself have used, how they have benifited me in my time and give just a brief run down on what they do.
PHP - PHP Hypertext Processor:
Learning PHP for me was probably one of the best experiences I've had in my relatively short programming experience of 4-5 years or so (of which the last 3 have been related to my BA. Computer Science). PHP is a web based scripting language reminiscent of JAVA and C/C++ in its syntax structure, ease of use and power to perform.
PHP really comes into its own when handing the flow of data between database server technologies such as MySQL. It has never been easier to create a database driven website and this I think is why PHP has become so popular as a programming lanauge(well scripting language anyway).
AJAX - Asynchronous JavaScript And XML:
I personally have only just began delving into the world of AJAX but this web technology is fast becoming a widely used method of creating dynamic webpages never before made possible. I guess I should mention that AJAX isn't really a technology on its own, but rather a collection of technologies (namely Javascript and XML) working together to accomplish powerful web based tasks.
A quick quote taken from Wikipedia sum's up the power of AJAX really well, "Ajax applications are largely executed on the user's computer; they can perform a number of tasks without their performance being limited by the need to fetch a full page of HTML each time a change is made. This permits the development of interactive applications, in particular rich graphic user interfaces using a full range of DHTML techniques."
Ruby on Rails - http://www.rubyonrails.org/
Ruby on Rails is an exiting new web development framework in which programmers can write code for a website and not have to worry about carrying out time consuming configuration tasks as the Ruby framework takes care of all that, allowing the programmer to be a creative as possible. "Ruby on Rails is an open-source web framework that's optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity" - Ruby on Rails official site.
The idea behind ROR is similar to PHP but with a focus on making programmer's lives easier with integrating database technologies into a website a snap. I myself am yet to write anything in ROR but I might give it a whirl sometime soon. If you have never heard of Ruby on Rails and aren't sure what you can accomplish with it, just take a look at some of the web applications developed under ROR on their website, you'll be amazed.
That's it for me for another day, take it easy guys.
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posted by: CherryBlossmGrl (reply)
post date: 01.16.06 (9:50 pm)
Wooow Justin honestly i Just skimmed this one because it doesn't have a lot to do with me ... but out of all the blogs with a new look with the advent of the new tBlog, yours looks the best!! And by the way cute avatar pic! ;)
posted by: justinb (reply)
post date: 01.16.06 (10:10 pm)
lol thanks so much CherryBlossmGrl. Thanks for the great compliments.
posted by: bacardibreezer (reply)
post date: 01.16.06 (10:26 pm)
Whoa...right over my head, lol
posted by: justinb (reply)
post date: 01.16.06 (10:50 pm)
there have been quite a few people who having experience in programming visit my blog lately so I thought i'd share.
posted by: sweetsue (reply)
post date: 01.18.06 (8:41 am)
thanks for the great info..my next step is learning php..when I can find the time..and your blog rocks Technomeister.
posted by: justinb (reply)
post date: 01.18.06 (4:04 pm)
Ahh you won't regret learning PHP, such a powerful language.
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