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Which is your favourite? I need help because I wanna know what I should be making my site in.:cheesy:

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asp.net smokes the hell out of those other programming langauges
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Javascript isn't really a scripting language. It's just a few extra bells and whistles you can add to standard HTML code - it's clientside unlike the other serverside options.
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yeah I know, but I thought I'd add it in anyway

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I know alot of people like cgi and php but I'm just curious as to what the advantages are. Can anyone help me out on this?
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Well I am a perl programmer primarily, but I also really like ksh, both of which are pretty good with cgi
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Hi,

I enjoy using bash and expect. Expect is really useful for scripting ftp or scp sessions, where you need to transmit passwords and/or other interactive stuff at a command line.

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I agree. Bash (and others) shell scripts are awesome. Very low overhead, and very powerful for "quick-and-dirty" type tools, to more complex cgi scripts for a webserver. And just think, the only interpreter you need is your shell! Yes, shell scripts can be limited at times when compared to others, but still, they get a job done that might otherwise require too much work in a different language.
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Javascript isn't really a scripting language. It's just a few extra bells and whistles you can add to standard HTML code - it's clientside unlike the other serverside options.
Javascript _is_ a scripting language. The fact that it's client-side instead of server-side does not make it less of one.

ASP.NET isn't even a language it's a platform which supports multiple languages - one of which, C#, isn't a scripting language but the other of which, VB.NET, has most of the characteristics of one.
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i would recommend php as i personally find it the best solution for creating web pages cgi is pretty good using perl but perl is stronger as a system scripting language instead of a web language php is probably your best choice for web programming
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