WEB TECHNOLOGY

HTML 5

HTML 5's key features have started to trickle out. HTML 5 will eventually replace HTML 4.01, the dominant programming language currently used to build web pages. But the governing bodies in charge of the web are still drafting the details, and nobody expects HTML 5 to fully emerge as the new standard for a yar or two.

Client Side Coding

• AJAX Provides new methods of using JavaScript, (eg ASP.Net or PHP) and other languages to improve the user experience.
• Flash Adobe Flash Player is a ubiquitous client-side platform ready for RIAs. Flex 2 is also deployed to the Flash Player (version 9+).
• JavaScript Formally called ECMAScript, JavaScript is a ubiquitous client side programming tool.
• JavaFX is a software platform for creating and delivering rich Web applications that can also run across a wide variety of devices.

Server Side Coding

• ASP (Microsoft proprietary)
• CGI and/or Perl (open source)
• Java, e.g. Java EE or WebObjects
• PHP (open source)
• Python, e.g. Django (web framework) (open source)

Database Technology

• Apache
• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL

Learning Management Platforms and CMS

• Docebo
• Joomla
• Moodle

3D ANIMATION TOOLS

3D Animation and Motion Graphics Packages

• Autodesk Maya
• Autodesk 3DS Max
• Adobe After Effects