Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming, Third Edition

Summary

One of the first steps in learning to program Internet applications is to learn how the underlying communication technology works. HTML is the code that formats Web pages to display text and graphics properly. HTML is the container and formatter of all that appears on a Web page, including scripts and Java code. Adding Internet browser technology is one of the foundations of today's applications, because of the importance of the Internet.

A move is underway to standardize software for both standalone use and online execution. Given that ActiveX controls are browser compatible, most of today's Internet applications contain some form of ActiveX control. In the future, other technologies such as .NET and ASP will compete for the programmer's ...