List of Web Technologies used in Web Development

A website or web application can be developed by using some web technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, BootStrap, jQuery, PHP, etc.

1. HTML HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. With HTML you can create your own Website.

2. CSS CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets. CSS describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen, paper, or in other media. CSS saves a lot of work. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once.

3. JavaScript JavaScript is the programming language that control the behavior of web pages.

4. jQuery jQuery is a lightweight and "write less, do more", JavaScript library. The purpose of jQuery is to make it much easier to use JavaScript on your website. Before you start studying jQuery, you should have a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

5. AJAX AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. AJAX is not a programming language. AJAX allows update parts of a web page, without reloading the whole page.

6. XML XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language. XML was designed to store and transport data. XML was designed to be both human- and machine-readable. XML is a W3C Recommendation.

7. JSON JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. JSON is a syntax for storing and exchanging data(same like XML). JSON is better than XML in all the ways.

8. Bootstrap Bootstrap is the most popular front-end(HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites. Responsive web design is about creating web sites which automatically adjust themselves to look good on all devices, from small phones to large desktops.

9. PHP PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. PHP is a server scripting language, and a powerful tool for making dynamic and interactive Web pages. PHP is a widely-used, free, and efficient server-side scripting language.

10. ASP ASP stands for Active Server Pages. ASP is a development framework for building web pages. ASP is a Microsoft's first server side scripting language.

11. SQL SQL stands for Structured Query Language . SQL is a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. SQL is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard.

12. AngularJS AngularJS is a JavaScript framework. AngularJS is perfect for Single Page Applications (SPAs). Before you study AngularJS, you should have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

13. Node.js Node.js is an open source server framework. Node.js allows you to run JavaScript on the server. Node.js is free and runs on various platforms(Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, etc.)

14. BackboneJS BackboneJS is a lightweight JavaScript library that allows to develop and structure client side applications that run in a web browser. It offers MVC framework which abstracts data into models, DOM (Document Object Model) into views and bind these two using events.

15. ExpressJS Express is a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications. It is an open source framework developed and maintained by the Node.js foundation.

16. KnockoutJS KnockoutJS is basically a library written in JavaScript, based on MVVM pattern that helps developers in building rich and responsive websites. KnockoutJS library provides an easy and clean way to handle complex data-driven interfaces. It is independent of any other framework.

17. ReactJS React is a front-end library developed by Facebook. It is used for handling the view layer for web and mobile apps. ReactJS allows us to create reusable UI components. It is currently one of the most popular JavaScript libraries and has a strong foundation and large community behind it.

18. AWS AWS stands for Amazon Web Services. AWS is Amazon’s cloud web hosting platform that offers flexible, reliable, scalable, easy-to-use, and cost-effective solutions.

19. Firebase Firebase is a backend platform for building Web, Android and IOS applications. It offers real time database, different APIs, multiple authentication types and hosting platform.

20. CakePHP CakePHP is an open-source framework for PHP. It is intended to make developing, deploying and maintaining applications much easier. It is based on an MVC architecture that is both powerful and easy to grasp. It guarantee a strict but natural separation of business logic from data and presentation layers.

21. CodeIgnitor CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. It is an Open Source framework. It has a very rich set of functionality, which will increase the speed of website development work.

22. Laravel Laravel is a powerful MVC PHP framework, designed for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. It offers a robust set of tools and an application architecture that incorporates many of the best features of frameworks like CodeIgniter, Yii, ASP.NET MVC, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, & others.

23. Zend Zend is an open source PHP framework. It is pure object-oriented and built around the MVC design pattern. Zend framework contains collection of PHP packages which can be used to develop web applications and services.

24. Yii The Yii framework is an open-source PHP framework for rapidly-developing, modern Web applications. It is built around the Model-View-Controller composite pattern. Yii provides secure and professional features to create robust projects rapidly.

25. Symfony Symfony is an open-source PHP web application framework, designed for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.

26. Magento Magento is an open source E-commerce software, created by Varien Inc., which is useful for online business. It has a flexible modular architecture and is scalable with many control options that is helpful for users. Magento uses E-commerce platform which offers organizations ultimate E-commerce solutions and extensive support network.

27. WordPress WordPress is an open source Content Management System (CMS), which allows the users to build dynamic websites and blog. WordPress is the most popular blogging system on the web and allows updating, customizing and managing the website from its back-end CMS and components.

28. Joomla Joomla is an open source CMS, which is used to build websites and online applications. It is free and extendable which is separated into front-end templates and back-end templates (administrator). Joomla is developed using PHP, Object Oriented Programming, software design patterns and MySQL (used for storing the data).

29. Drupal Drupal is a free and open source Content Management System (CMS) that allows organizing, managing and publishing your content. This reliable and secure CMS is built on PHP based environment and powers millions of applications and websites. WhiteHouse.gov, World Economic Forum, Stanford University, Examiner.com etc...