Best Popular Programming Languages For Web Development

There are several languages to build a website, but the question arises: Which is the best among them, and is that language being the best is it secure? Let’s see.

Building a website differs from user to user based on their requirements and needs. While building a website user selects a particular language that he/she thinks is the best, but there will be pros and cons for any language you select.

Few languages are widely used and popular, they are Python, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby.

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), JavaScript and CSS are the basic languages that every basic web developer should understand

 

· Python:

 Python is currently the trending programming language compared to others. It supports multi-programming including structured and object-oriented.

Pros:

1) Easy to learn and understand

2) Highly flexible

3) Powerful programming language

 

Cons:

 

1) It is slow compared to other programming languages

2) Difficult to shift from python to other languages such as Java

3) Although it is not 100% secure it is safe to use

 

· JavaScript (JS):

JavaScript is a high-level and multi-paradigm programming language. JS was originally developed for web browsers only but now it is the core component of other software systems and.

 Pros:

1) Simple to learn

2) Rich interfaces

3) Versatility

      Cons:

1) Client-side security

2) Browser Support

3) Lack of Debugging facility

 

· PHP:

It is one of the programming languages that is developed with built-in web development capabilities.

 

Pros:

 

1) It is secured from targeted attacks

2) Cost-efficient

3) It efficiently works with databases

          Cons:

1) Speed of performance is low

2) It is difficult to modify core behaviour

3) Modification is difficult

 

· Ruby:

 It is one of the programming languages that is widely used in web app development. It is noted for its fast speed and ease of web app development.

       Pros:

1) Time efficiency

2) Better Security

3) Simple to use

       Cons:

1) Low flexibility

2) Not that popular these days

3) Mistakes are hard to find

 

· Node.js:  

Node.js is a back-end; open-source JavaScript run-time environment that runs on a V8 engine and it executes JS code outside a web browser. To reduce the complexity of writing servers applications it uses an API design. V8 is used to convert JS functions into machine code.

 

Pros:

 

1) Speed and flexible

2) Rich source code

3) Full-stack JavaScript

Cons:

1) Issues with API stability

2) Not ideal for heavy computing app

3) Does not have a strong library support system

 

· Dart:

Dart is an object-oriented language that is used for web development as well as for mobile applications. Dart is developed by Google. Dart code is compiled into JavaScript using the dart compiler.

 

Pros:

 

1) Easy to learn

2) Stability

3) High Performance

        Cons:

1) Limited resources

2) It is currently in development

3) Not mature as Java

 

 

These are few listed programming languages used for web development, but several other languages are used for web development. You can study any language you want based on your interest and convenience.

 

-Sanket Mungarwadi