# Best Programming Languages for Web Development

Behind all the web development tools is a language. A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate with a computer and create programs in which you can control the behavior. And yes we realize some of these might not always be referred to as a language.

-   [PHP](http://php.net/): Popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited to web development.
-   [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/): Event-driven I/O server-side JavaScript environment based on V8.
-   [JavaScript](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript): Programming language of HTML and the web.
-   [HTML5](https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/): Markup language, the latest version of HTML and XHTML.
-   [Python](https://www.python.org/): A Programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.
-   [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/): A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity.
-   [Scala](http://www.scala-lang.org/): Scala is a pure-bred object-oriented language allowing a gradual, easy migration to a more functional style.
-   [CSS3](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS3): Latest version of cascading style sheets used in front-end development of sites and applications.
-   [SQL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL): Stands for structured query language used with relational databases.
-   [Golang](https://golang.org/): Open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.
-   [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/): Systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety.
-   [Elixir](http://elixir-lang.org/): Dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.
-   [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/): Open source programming language that is a superset of JavaScript which compiles to plain JavaScript.