The Web scripting capability of Java Specification Request (JSR) 223, Scripting for the Java Platform, specifies what a script engine must implement so that code written in the script language can run ...

The process of creating ECMAScript 4—the next-generation JavaScript dialect—has become increasingly acrimonious as major stakeholders argue about the future of web scripting. The latest feud is ...

The most common programming languages on the Web include HyperText Markup Language, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets and PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. Some are used in conjunction with each other ...

You want to build a website or web app. So, what are the best web programming languages available, and why are they the best? It's a weighty question, and I'd like to emphasize -- strongly and upfront ...

A high-level programming language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be ...

Overview: The demand for programming skills in 2026 centres around versatility, performance, and scalability as companies ramp up AI, cloud, and web services.La ...

The era of scripting languages is opening up programming to the masses and extending the Web as an application platform. Even the traditional Java and Microsoft languages have had to make room for ...

Some 80% of applications written in PHP, Classic ASP and ColdFusion failed at least one of the OWASP Top 10, according to new research conducted by Veracode. The app security firm today released a ...

It is a very frequently asked question and one that tends to rapidly digress into a platform war over the merits of Linux or Windows. This type of argument may actually reflect how difficult it is to ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...