Top 10 Programming Languages Used in Web Development

March 6, 2017 6:30 am Published by

A career in web development is lucrative, exciting and ever changing. It requires a particular set of well-honed skills and a knowledge of languages that you’ll need to keep updating, year after year. In return, you’ll get to build really cool web stuff every day and you’ll get a hefty pay cheque at the end of every month. Not bad, right?

In recent years as the web has continued to evolve, a few different streams of web development have emerged. Front end web development (also known as client side web development) deals with the part of the web that the user interacts with – the part that pretty much everyone who uses the internet is familiar with. Back end web development (or server side web development) deals with all those things that run in the background to make websites or web apps work, like databases and scripts. Then there are full stack web developers, who can do all of the above.

Regardless of which path you choose to go down, you’ll still need to understand each side in order to do your job properly. So here are the 10 best programming languages for web development, both client and server side.

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Why You Should Learn JavaScript Right Now

January 18, 2017 4:20 am Published by

Depending on who you ask, JavaScript is either the best programming language you should learn, or the one language you should stay away from. Here’s the truth: No language is perfect and JavaScript has its flaws. But for the most part, the people who say ‘don’t learn JavaScript’ really mean ‘don’t learn JUST JavaScript’. Diversifying your skill set (i.e. becoming a ‘polyglot programmer’) is definitely a better way to improve your career, your knowledge, and your credentials. But that doesn’t mean JS should be ignored. Far from it, in fact.

Here’s why you should learn JavaScript right now.

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The Best Programming Languages for Kids To Learn

January 10, 2017 5:04 am Published by

It’s no secret that coding is the future. Computer programming, software and app development, and basically anything technology-based are the most lucrative industries to break into as far as salary is concerned. With technology playing an increasingly important part in everyone’s lives, this trend is set to last well into the forseeable future, and beyond. But there’s one small problem – the world does not have enough coders.

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