What language is de.icio.us written in?

[Q]

I want to create a website similar to that (well, not really similar, but has the same properties of logins/user submissions).

So, what language does it use? What's the easiest programming language to use and how do I start learning it? I know they are all hard BTW 🙂

 

[Rip the Jacker]

They did a very good job of making sure you don't know. I can't see the HTTP Headers (with Live Headers plugin), can't see the server info nor can I try something like "index.php" since that will just go to a tag named "index.php".. hmm

 

[Q]

I was watching tutorials on ASPX, they are helpful but it looks too hard. Some parts seem easy while others not.

PHP the easiest?

 

[alpha88]

php is easy, but it is the least structured. This makes it really easy to start programming, but whatever you write tends to be really junky/messy unless you really discipline yourself.

 

[Drakkon]

check out scuttle - a del.icio.us clone written in php/mysql

 

[George P Burdell]

I remember reading something about del.icio.us being put together in Python.... or maybe that was Reddit.

To answer your second question, I say PHP is easier than most other languages.

 

[Nothinman]

I was watching tutorials on ASPX, they are helpful but it looks too hard. Some parts seem easy while others not.

Programming is programming, if you're going to do it you should learn to do it right.

Don't take this as me advocating ASPX, I don't have a single Windows box and I don't expect that to change any time soon but it is a popular platform and shouldn't be hard to find support for. In general when someone asks for which language to learn on Python always comes up so you might want to start there. But for webhost support PHP and ASP(X) are going to be the most popular.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

I was watching tutorials on ASPX, they are helpful but it looks too hard. Some parts seem easy while others not.

Programming is programming, if you're going to do it you should learn to do it right.

Don't take this as me advocating ASPX, I don't have a single Windows box and I don't expect that to change any time soon but it is a popular platform and shouldn't be hard to find support for. In general when someone asks for which language to learn on Python always comes up so you might want to start there. But for webhost support PHP and ASP(X) are going to be the most popular.

yea, php and asp are going to be the most supported, probably with asp the most supported.

coldfusion is easiest to learn though, especially if you are good with html. you can use cfml for free now with BlueDragon.. its a platform that most people dont know about, but should.