Web programming is a wide concept that can cover everything from the basic html-coding, which is the foundation of the world wide web, to advanced Java applications. In between there are more than one web programming language which it's spokes persons say is the best one out there. I thought I would go through some of the techniques and programming languages that you can use on your web site if you need something more interactive than a static website.

• HTML Is The Foundation The Web Lies Upon. Regular HTML(hyper text markup language) is the backbone of the world wide web. If you right-click on any page and choose "view source" you can see what that page looks like in it's code view. At the same place you will find the Javascript and CSS(cascading style sheets) which can make the web pages more interactive in an easy way.

• Client Side Scripting Is Where The Dynamics Starts. Javascript is working on the client-side which means that the web browser are doing most of the job. The web server only answers the request from the browser and then sends the code back to the web browser which parses it. CSS is a way to diverse the style of a web page from the content.
HTML, Javascript and CSS all work on the client-side, but the real powers lie on the server-side. Perl and other programming languages can "speak" through the server through a so called CGI-interface. That means that it can act upon the visitors requests and interact in different way depending on what the visitor on the website does.

• Server Side Scripting Is Where The Power Lies. ASP, Coldfusion and PHP is three in many ways similar server-side programming languages. They are very powerful especially when it comes to interactions with databases.
So what are the differences between them? ASP is Microsofts own language that is included in their own web server (Internet Information Server), but can only be used on other web servers by using some sort of middleware. Coldfusion is developed by Allaire that recently fusioned with Macromedia. The coldfusion application server is handling all requests in it's own application server and can be run togetheron with both Windows NT and Unix web servers but isn't free, which means that fewer web hosting companys can host the web site. PHP is cross platform and is totaly free. Java is a "real" programming language that can be implemented for the web in many different ways, but it needs special servers. Which one is right for you and which web programming languages does GWP provide?