Ever confirming the idea that computers are nothing less than humans without flesh, languages in the computer world are as multitudinous as they are in the human world, albeit with catchier names. Computer languages, from A to Z, number well into the hundreds, and some of the finer (though more rare) languages include the cleverly named NATURAL, Legoscript, Common Lisp and ZZT-oop, among others.
The Internet, a beast not possible without computers and their own languages, is like the United Nations of computers. Unlike the United Nations, however, the Internet does have some semblance of a universal language; or rather, universal languages.
The most prevalent Internet language, of course, is HTML, or Hyper Text Markup Language. For a while there was talk of HTML being outmoded, but even still, most codes are made to interact with rather than overtake the role of HTML in web programming. Other common languages include Java, Javascript, ASP and VBScript (Microsoft-based) and the increasingly-popular open source language, PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor).
Unlike other languages, however, Internet languages aren’t simply different ways to say the same things. The languages themselves perform different functions. PHP, for example, is designed to work within and alongside HTML to access server databases and other data functions for the sake of creating dynamic, rather than static websites.
One of the main advantages to Internet language is that it is easy to understand, we also need not go to any institutes to learn, we have many online degree programs, through which one can learn these from home. Most of the coding is in English or employs acronyms for English or Programming terms. For the times when it is difficult to understand, there is supporting software and Internet-based web-programming assistance to help you build and program your own websites.
While learning the nuances and Easter Eggs of Internet programming is like learning the colloquialisms and idioms of a human language, when concerning yourself with programming, you don’t have to worry about faux pas or embarrassment. That’s the best thing about computers. Either they work or they don’t.