Web programming

The field of web programming is characterized by its simplicity (compared to other areas). Therefore, and the number of languages that are suitable for it, can be called the largest.

If we talk about languages that are clearly needed in this area, in the first place you should pay attention to:

JavaScript;
HTML;
CSS.

CSS and HTML are used for the full markup of the site, the location of objects and adding styles.

We can’t say that JavaScript is a favorite language of specialists – it’s quite demanding and difficult to master. But without him in the web-sphere simply impossible. To make the importance of JS more clear, let’s indicate the frequency of its use in numbers:

Statistically, 97% of the projects that require client-side functionality use JavaScript.
If we talk about the remaining 3%, they use Flash – which, frankly, is almost becoming an atavism of modern programming.
Further, the choice of language depends directly on the objectives. For the design of suitable types of libraries, and for the server development site – quite different.

For example, in Front-end (external part), you can not do without a detailed study of the libraries Angular, React JS, Vue JS and the like. jQuery – a library that is not quite suitable for these tasks, but also frequently used in this area. Therefore, it is very important to study it, too, for anyone who wants to become a good Front-end developer.

Back-end or server side – here the choice of languages is wider, because any language used on the server can be used. The most popular languages according to statistics are Ruby, C++, PHP and so on.

Speaking of languages for the site’s server development, the choice can be based on certain goals and personal preferences:

If you do not want to fully delve into the field of back-end development and learn a lot of complexities, you can choose for yourself PHP.
If the priority is an attractive syntax and a moderate amount of complexity in learning, you can safely choose Python.
For more “deep” professionals whose goal is to create something really big, it comes in handy to study C++, Go or Java. You can use them to create entire web-systems of financial institutions and large corporations.
In general, JavaScript language is almost universal – you can write really everything in it. But without the use of technology Node JS possibilities, of course, will be limited.

If we talk about the advice of professionals, in most cases, the “standard set” of languages looks something like this – PHP, Python and Java. But this is not a basic recommendation, which must necessarily be applied in practice. Choosing Ruby, also no one loses. In general, the study of any programming language – it’s always the right decision, and there can be no mistake.