Chapter 1: Understanding the Languages of the Web
In This Chapter
Understanding how the web works
Discovering the language of web browsers
Defining the language of web servers
Choosing how you want to develop for the web
Preparing your computer for web development
As we explain programming for the web to you, it’s helpful for all of us to speak the same language, at least when it comes to the subject at hand. Knowing how the web works, at least at a high level, will pay dividends when you start creating sites that will work on it. Granted, you don’t need to know how a car works before driving, but knowing how the steering wheel, throttle, and brakes all relate to make the vehicle move is especially important to keep you from hitting things. So consider what you’re about to read as driver’s education for web programming. The difference is that at the end you don’t have to buy insurance!
In this chapter, we define some basic web terminology, tell you about the languages you will use ...
