I am more familiar with the Microsoft stack and I have some knowledge with ASP.NET and SQL.
What is the best open source platform to learn and create a dynamic website with, focusing on the back end?
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What is the best way to move from the Microsoft stack to open source dynamic website development?
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PHP for the website development
MySQL (or PostgreSQL) for the database backend.
All are open source.
TheTXI
2009-05-27 15:30:39
You edited the question into reading something completely different while I was writing this. Obviously I was not the only person who read it this way.
TheTXI
2009-05-27 15:31:59
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There is no such thing as the "best open source". There are many good ones that'll suit different programming styles and personalities.
Some of the more popular couple of open source languages for web development today are:
- PHP
- Ruby
- Python
Some of the more popular couple of open source databases are:
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
As they're free, give them a spin and see what you prefer.
ceejayoz
2009-05-27 15:30:46
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Try to start with the dasBlog. you can see more information about this project and a lot more here and videos here
João Guilherme
2009-05-27 15:33:59
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The two most popular open source webapp platforms at the moment are Rails and Django. They are both awesome, and a joy to work with.
Matt Briggs
2009-05-27 20:26:59