JayKid
New Contributor
I've been searching and searching about what code to use when developing a website and the advice is all over the place. Additionally, being that I'm no programmer, it makes it even harder to understand. I do ultimately see that many of the programming languages can achieve the same end, just by different means. However, I need to choose something and what I'm mainly trying to figure out is what language suits what types of websites best.
For instance, what to use in these examples:
1. Social network sites, where there are a lot of profiles and people interacting.
2. E-commerce sites
3. Video hosting or webcam sites
4. Cloud applications
5. And so on...
Some sites are a hybrid of the above or something different entirely, but I just wish I had a better handle on what each language was better suited for. So, if anyone could guide me on this, it'd be much appreciated. Even perhaps giving me the title of a book to read, blog to read, or website to dig through. I'm willing to do the research and learn, but I swear... there are people who love PHP, Ruby on Rails, Django, Python, etc. and with all the suggestions coming in every direction, it makes it difficult to figure out.
Additionally, a requirement for me is that I want to learn the basics (and as much more as possible) of whatever language my website is coded in. So, if it's outsourced, I want to understand what my programmer is doing, and if I learn enough, perhaps be able to maintain/fix small problems or at least explain the situation to a different programmer, if that situation arises.
So, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
For instance, what to use in these examples:
1. Social network sites, where there are a lot of profiles and people interacting.
2. E-commerce sites
3. Video hosting or webcam sites
4. Cloud applications
5. And so on...
Some sites are a hybrid of the above or something different entirely, but I just wish I had a better handle on what each language was better suited for. So, if anyone could guide me on this, it'd be much appreciated. Even perhaps giving me the title of a book to read, blog to read, or website to dig through. I'm willing to do the research and learn, but I swear... there are people who love PHP, Ruby on Rails, Django, Python, etc. and with all the suggestions coming in every direction, it makes it difficult to figure out.
Additionally, a requirement for me is that I want to learn the basics (and as much more as possible) of whatever language my website is coded in. So, if it's outsourced, I want to understand what my programmer is doing, and if I learn enough, perhaps be able to maintain/fix small problems or at least explain the situation to a different programmer, if that situation arises.
So, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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