You want to build a website or web app. So, what are the best web programming languages available, and why are they the best? It's a weighty question, and I'd like to emphasize -- strongly and upfront ...

I use vb-script. I know... everyone hates it.<P>With the pending release of the .NET servers, and needing to learn XML, and still working with basically ASP2.0 features for the most part, I figure now ...

The venerable web programming language PHP is a source of frequent complaints and frustration, but according to a report W3Techs released today, it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. W3Techs ...

It is a very frequently asked question and one that tends to rapidly digress into a platform war over the merits of Linux or Windows. This type of argument may actually reflect how difficult it is to ...

A small program run on the server that automates or controls certain functions or links one program to another. On the Web, a CGI script is an example of a server-side script. Contrast with ...

Facebook parent Meta now encourages its engineers to use C++ and Rust programming languages for coding high-performance backend services. Rust, initially developed within Mozilla, is joining Meta as ...

DreamFactory 1.5 includes all of the services and capabilities needed to build cutting-edge applications for the desktop, tablet, or phone. All backend services are accessed through a REST API that ...

When I began to write server-side web applications, there were two mainstream choices: if you wanted the program to execute quickly, you chose C, and if you wanted to write the program quickly, you ...

The difference between distributed computing and concurrent programming is a common area of confusion as there is a significant amount of overlap between the two when you set out to accomplish ...