Monday, January 21, 2008

Web Essential: Tools of the Trade


A web document contains vast information viewable without limit and the understanding of this concept implies a determination to conduct itself worthy in front of its readers. Though web development has grown dramatically and so as the tools to craft it. For a variety of demands pertaining to design the tools of the trade would be a simple beginning.

Here are some of the must-have skills and description:

· The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) it’s the foundation of web page layout and is the predominant markup language for web pages. It provides means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document and supplement the text with interactive form embedded images and other objects.

· The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) this script is used to describe a document presentation written in a markup language such as HTML and XHTML but the language flexibility can be applied to XML (Extensive Markup Language) document including the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and the XML User Language (XUL) which was develop by Mozilla as well.

· JavaScript is a scripting language used mainly for client-side web development it is also easier for non programmers to work with. Despite the name yet it is essentially unrelated to Java Programming language.

· PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) this is a computer programming language originally design for producing dynamic web pages. it is used in server-side scripting.

· MySQL is popular in web applications and acts as the data base components

This are but a few scripting language that prove essential in acquiring a great head start and a venue for development. Understanding these scripts requires practice and patience as well as hard work. Creativeness is critical in creating web pages and those who design them.

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