I'm curious to know/find out how many different options are available for "web programmers" right now. I'm especially interested in Open systems (not commercial). Here is what I have so far:
Have I missed any that are not either commercial or essentially dead?
At least Apple's bondage doesn't include nipple rings.
I think is is a good list to
I think is is a good list to start on. . .
http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm
Personally, out of the top 20, I'd say any of the following would be "well suited" to web programming. The main qualifier would be whether or not you actually like it:
Well Suited
Maybe I should clarify that I'm really interested in what languages are "well suited" to web programming (bearing in mind that a framework may make a language "well suited").
I think there are tons, and
I think there are tons, and potentially more every day.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that there really isn't /that/ much going on in these frameworks. A sufficiently large project will have the time budget to allow for writing your own custom framework with your needs in mind. With this in mind, the question really boils down to what actual language you want to be working in.
As for the actual existing frameworks, a few things real quick:
My bottom line is that you should use a language that you and your company/client is comfortable with, and one that you know you can host solidly. Getting a framework in place is just a matter of some porting.
And a final note: doing a brief bit of looking on wikipedia, they have the entire list. So . . . no idea why I just typed all that up :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_application_frameworks