notes/docs/programming/web/tech-stack/languages.md

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Programming languages

PHP

PHP is used by multiple open source content management systems and is very easy to deploy on shared retail hosting.

• CMS
  • Drupal
  • Wordpress
• API
  • Laravel
  • Symfony

JavaScript

JavaScript is necessary for coding UI in the browser.

• Web app frontend
• Interactive quicktext templates for Thunderbird

HTML/CSS

Essential for creating web UIs.

• CMS
• SPA
• Static sites

TypeScript

I learned TypeScript to build web frontends on a language with a type system.

• Single-page applications (React)
• Static-site generators (Gatsby)

Python

I learned Python as a general-purpose tool for automating work at my retail job.

• API
  • FileMaker Pro Advanced HTTP API, connecting to FM via ODBC driver
• ETL
  • Inventory data updater for Pronto Xi
• Web scrapers
  • Download product images from suppliers
  • Scrape orders from commerce site with no API
• Uptime monitor
• Site backup manager
• HTML generator

C#

I learned C# to build a web API in a statically-typed, compiled language, and to learn the key lanuage behind .NET.

C

I learned C to write embedded software and to study network programming.

Other languages:

• Java: Mostly forgotten. Prefer C# and PHP for web backend.
• C++: Don't like it; don't have a use for it.
• Lua: Only know enough to configure Neovim.