Posted by daniel@figuram.com on 04/24/07 06:31

On 21 Apr, 10:25, ncleasby <nickclea...@f2s.com> wrote:
> Please tell me the programming language + tools used to create web
> applications such as Google's Docs & Spreadsheets and similar apps.

All sorts of things!

> I do have some idea, it's just that there appears to be a number of
> languages and tools which can been used, I just want to know what is
> the most popular/standard.

If you're starting from scratch, i'd look to the following
technologies/languages...

Layout: HTML/CSS (only choice)
Interactivity: AJAX/Javascript (only real choice)
Database: MySQL (free and popular)
Server-side work: PHP (very popular)

The reason everyone isn't doing it is because it is difficult. Unless
you want to spend a couple of years learning... find someone who you
can pay. There are plenty of people in the NG who would be happy to
provide a quotation (including me!).

Thanks,

Dan

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