7 Trending Web Development Languages of 2018

7 Trending Web Development Languages of 2018
Posted on 08th June 2018

In recent times, websites have become a reliable medium for us to gather information about almost everything. It plays a crucial role in our day to day life. Web development also plays an important role in taking businesses to great heights. Here are the most popular web development languages:

HTML:

Hypertext Markup Language(HTML) is a standard markup language to create web pages and web applications. It was first introduced in 1989 with a simple syntax to make it easy for the programmers to get hooked into web development. It is one of the easiest and basic web development languages often paired with other languages to get improved functionalities. Another important feature of HTML is that it is supported by almost all the web browsers. Although HTML is quite old, new features are added with every update to keep it in the trend.

CSS:

Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) is more of a markup language than a developing tool. It is often coupled with HTML when designing a web page. It gives you complete control that every portion of the web page can be customized individually. Also, it is easy to embed CSS with other languages.

PHP:

PHP is HTML embedded server-side scripting language. PHP enables you to create dynamic web pages, and it helps HTML overcome its limited functionalities, and increases the speed of the web page. PHP also supports a vast number of databases. Even major players like Google, WordPress, and Yahoo has PHP integrated into their codes.

JavaScript:

JavaScript is a finely structured language that borrows most of its syntax from C. It is widely used by the web application developers as it is supported by most of the browsers without any plug-ins. It can also perform calculations, unlike many other languages. The ability to use functions comes in handy when you want a dynamic interactive web page. It is extremely popular that almost every site you know has a part of JavaScript in it. So, JavaScript won't be going out of trend any time soon.

MySQL:

MySQL is an open source Database Management System. It is very easy to learn and use, and by default, it can process up to 4GB of data. You can also increase the size up to 8GB. The data is made safe with multiple layers of security to resist the intruders. Although the popularity of MySQL has waned in recent years, it still remains as one of the highly used Database Language.

Python:

Python takes the ‘word' Dynamic to a new extent. The server side of the web applications is built with Python. It is easier to learn and requires only less coding to get jobs done. Developers integrate Python and JavaScript to develop web pages; together they make a perfect combination front and back ends. It also has numerous advantages as it can be integrated with all major languages like C, Java, .Net, and Ruby. Django is a high-level Python web framework and stands top among all Python’s advantages. It is focused on creating ideal web applications in short period.

Web Development is the field where creativity and innovation can never run dry. Also, knowing when and which language to embed will play a crucial role in making the web page a commercial success.