Programming

The creation of computer code for the purpose of accomplishing some task whether it be for developing software, including database query processing and building of websites or tools.

Sub-headings:

Ajax

Programming concept documented in 2005 generally used for improving website performance and usability. Stands for asynchronous JavaScript and XML (extensible markup language).

ASP.NET

Active Server Pages - a server-side script engine (allows a web page to run a program on a web server) created by Microsoft used for creating dynamic and interactive web sites, web applications, and web services.

BASIC

One of the oldest and simplest programming languages.

C

A powerful structured programming language.

C#

Created by Microsoft this object oriented language is a combination of C, C++, and Java concepts. Tends to work well with ASP.NET.

C++

An object-oriented version of C, was originally called "C with Classes" by its creator Bjarne Stroustrup.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets - a mechanism for controlling aspects of the layout and look of a webpage. Written like short program modules, the code can be either embedded in the same page as the HTML or created separately and imported to the pages.

COBOL

Known as COmmon Business-Oriented Language and created in the 1950's by Grace Hopper and used mainly for government and military software.

DOM

The Document Object Model, created by the W3C, allows a host of programming languages to access and update the content, structure and style of HTML and XML documents. Used heavily in JavaScript.

EXT

A cross-browser JavaScript library that enables the creation of interactive webpages.

Fortran

Standing for FORmulate TRANslate, language was developed in the 1950's and used especially for scientific and mathematical applications.

HTML/XHTML

HyperText Markup Language - created in conjunction with the concept of the Internet by Tim Berners-Lee and is the de facto programming language for creating websites. XHTML (eXtensible HTML) is an evolved version of HTML.

Java

Developed in 1995, this object-oriented programming language based on C and C++ was originally owned by Sun Microsystems and is now open-source.

JavaScript & DHTML

Not related to Java at all but a very useful programming language to add interactivity to websites. DHTML is the combination of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and sometimes DOM.

jQuery

A popular JavaScript library that facilitates providing dynamic functionality on websites.

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation - an ideal, human-readable, text-based data-interchange language similar to C.

LISP

LISt Processing language - one of the original list processing languages.

Mason

A Perl-based web application framework useful in sharing and reusing components of webpages and providing the ability to use Perl within those components.

ML

Standing for metalanguage and developed in the 1970s, its strengths are mostly applied in language design and manipulation.

MySQL

Open source database server technology that is useful for adding database functions to a website.

Oracle

One of the most widely used commercial database management systems on the market.

Perl

Practical Extraction Reporting Language - created by Larry Wall - an extremely useful language for processing text and for creating Common Gateway Interfaces (CGIs) for webpages, thus enabling rapid web development.

PHP

A server-side scripting language, whose acronym stands for Personal Home Pages, purposely created and suited for adding interactive and dynamic functionality to webpages.

Ruby (on Rails)

Ruby is a multi-purpose object-oriented programming language popular for its relative ease of use. Ruby on Rails, often shortened to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language.

SQL

Also known as Structured Query Language, this set-based language is the standard across all relational database management systems. Each relational database management system (RDBMS) vendor has their own version of the language that they use in their products.

XML

Extensible Markup Language -- a markup language for documents containing structured information.

Resources in this category:

Association for Logic Programming
http://www.cwi.nl/projects/alp/index.html

"The Association for Logic Programming (ALP) was founded in 1986... The Association sponsors workshops, contributes support to other meetings related to logic programming, and provides limited support for attendance at its sponsored conferences and workshops by participants in financial need." Available on this site, based in the United Kingdom, are a members directory, information about women in the ALP, the newsletter archives, related links, and membership information.

The Association of Shareware Professionals
http://www.asp-shareware.org/

"The Association of Shareware Professionals was formed in April 1987 to strengthen the future of shareware (user supported software) as an alternative to commercial software. Its members, all of whom subscribe to a code of ethics, are committed to the concept of shareware as a method of marketing."