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Programming languages are like standards; the nice thing about them is that there are so many to choose from. Selecting the best programming languages for back-end, server-side applications often has ...

Facebook parent Meta now encourages its engineers to use C++ and Rust programming languages for coding high-performance backend services. Rust, initially developed within Mozilla, is joining Meta as ...

A small program run on the server that automates or controls certain functions or links one program to another. On the Web, a CGI script is an example of a server-side script. Contrast with ...

Could 2026 be the year of the beautiful back end? We explore the range of options for server-side JavaScript development, from Express to Next and all the rest. A grumpy Scrooge of a developer might ...

PHP is pretty dumb sometimes, but at least it stays in its lane instead of getting shoehorned into every fucking thing (cough JS cough).