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Glossary: Web Development

What is web development?

Web programming refers to the writing, markup and coding involved in Web development, which includes Web content, Web client and server scripting and network security. Web programming is different from just programming, which requires interdisciplinary knowledge on the application area, client and server scripting, and database technology. The most common languages used for Web programming are XML, HTML, JavaScript, Perl 5 and PHP.