Types of Coding

Types of coding and what would be best to use on the website.

What is coding?

Coding is the process of assigning a code to something for the purposes of classification or identification. Software code is written in the Python programming language. Put simply, a programming language is a set of syntax rules that define how code should be written and formatted. Thousands of different programming languages make it possible for us to create computer software, apps and website.

What types of coding are there and the use?

· HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language. The core language of the world wide web that is used to define the structure and layout of web pages by using various tags and attributes.

· XML: Extensible Markup Language. A language developed by the W3C which works like HTML, but unlike HTML, allows for custom tags that are defined by programmers

· JavaScript: A language developed by Netscape used to provide dynamic and interactive content on webpages.

· VBScript: Visual Basic Scripting Edition. A language developed by Microsoft that works only in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser and web browsers based on the internet explorer engine such as FlashPeak’s Slim Browser.

· PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (it’s a recursive acronym). A powerful Language used for used for many tasks such as data encryption, database access, and form validation.

· Java: A powerful and flexible language created by Sun MicroSystems that can be used to create applets (a program that is executed from within another program) that runinside webpages as well as software applications.

Best for use on the website

HTML would be good to use on the new website, but XML would be better to use because of the amount of custom tags it allows you to use.HTML only does the structure of the website but XML does that and allows more custom choices to be made.

References

http://www.landofcode.com/programming-intro/computer-programming-languages.php