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What are the common web programming languages?

Common Website programming languages

There are numerous programming languages to create websites and web applications with. Following are a few of the most common.

HTML - Use Hypertext Markup Language for basic website design using text and images, HTML is a simple is easy to learn, and can be written in a simple text editor.
ASP - Active Server Pages are HTML pages that include language-independent cross-platform server-side scripts created by Microsoft. They are easy to use and very flexible if you use a Microsoft web server.
JSP - Similar to ASP, Java Server Pages contain servlets - little programs that run on your web server that produce dynamic content. JSP pages are not limited to Microsoft web servers.
ASP.NET technology is Microsoft's new programming language and it is thought that it will eventually replace standard ASP. .NET development is somewhat slower than ASP but it is incredible stable, runs faster and opens up many new programming possibilities.

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