Best Web dev language

[Brian]

Hi Jon,

Yes, there are a variety of tutorials on the Internet that can help you 
learning how to use Python with the web.  Two of the best ones you can 
get for free by clicking on the link below.


  1) http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/Writing-CGI-Programs-in-Python/
  2) http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/Python-on-the-Web/


However, in order to understand the tutorials above, it is important to 
first have a basic understanding of the Python programming language. 
Python is not hard to learn, but it might take you a few hours to learn 
it, if you have not done so already.

  1) http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/
  2) http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/


Hope this helps,
Brian :-)
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Jon Slaughter wrote:
> I'm trying to get into web development for creating a professional web site 
> and I'm confused on which language I should use.  I've read some comparisons 
> between the major languages and I was thinking that python might be the way 
> to go for the most powerful and general language but I am not sure.  Does 
> anyone know of any detailed and objective comparisons between the major 
> languages(perl, php, java, javascript, etc...) that might help me get a 
> clearer picture?
> 
> I have some experience with C/C++ but it has been some time since I have 
> done any real programming... I'd prefer to use C++ style so I would no thave 
> to learn a new language completely.  I've also read that one can use C/C++ 
> to develop just as one would use any other language and I'm wondering if 
> this is advisable? (since it seems most web pages are done in perl, python, 
> or php?)
> 
> Also, can anyone recommend any book or web page that gives an introduction 
> to the method in which one programs web sites? I am not clear on who one, 
> for instance, would use C++ as the language for a web site except by using 
> it to create html... I'm not sure if basicaly all languages goal is creating 
> html dynamically or if there is more to do.  What I mean is that basicaly 
> one is using some other language to wrap the html code or possibly generate 
> it at run-time for dynamic results. (so all client based web interfaces are 
> really just html readers but all this "extra" stuff is used to make certain 
> things easier and dynamic(just as generating tables and forms and all that).
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Jon 
> 
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