The State of Web Development 2006/2007 standards. Just over 39% of developers list accessibility as a topic they want to learn about, 33% would like to see more resources available, both online and offline for learning XhtMl CSS tools of the trade The information gathered about server platforms is more unexpected. At 68%, PHP is by far the most common language being used by developers, but what we find interesting is that about half of the PhP developers surveyed also work with at least one other language. When developers were asked what server platforms they planned to learn about in the next 12 months, Ruby (at 24%)and ASP.NET 2.0(at 22%)were the most popular choices. These results suggest that many web developers might get started with PHP, then move on to object oriented languages such as Ruby, NET, and JSP It's also surprising that classic ASP is still the most common of the Microsoft languages, but as mentioned previously, there's a growing interest in learning ASP. NET 2.0 resources for learning Several of the survey questions related to the trends that developers are following. Respondents most commonly cited best practices and design as the areas of web development that they wanted to learn about Search engine optimization and usability were the next most popular choices. When web developers were queried about the technologies for which they'd like to see more resources 47%nominated AJAX. Next up was the XHTML/CSS combination, followed by JavaScript and JavaScript libraries ontent management When queried about the type of content management system(CMS) they were using, respondents were split fairly evenly between those who use a home-grown CMS, those who have acquired an external CMS (open source or commercial), and those who use no CMs at al adoption of web technologies In addition to an increase in the use of AJAX/Java Script, the survey's respondents show an interest in using more community-oriented tools. In response to the question of which technologies they plan to use in the next 12 months, 37% of developers intend to use blogs in their development projects, 25% aim to use podcasting, and 20% mean to use wikis. Another question asked respondent to indicate the kinds of resources they use to stay up to date. Of the respondents, 96% use online articles, but 60% also use forums, and 55% also use blogs. While articles are respondents'main source of information, less formal communication tools, such as blogs, forums, and wikis, are be- coming increasingly important resources the future of the web The survey revealed some very interesting trends in how the Web is evolving. Developers and de signers are placing more emphasis on creating rich user interfaces, using AJAX and Flash. Standards compliance is a concern for the majority of web professionals. Finally, creating object oriented code and working with languages that provide solid frameworks on which functionality can be developed rapidly-such as Ruby and ASP. NET-are on the horizon for most developers. The Web is clearly moving in a direction that is both improving the user experience and creating more efficient code Copyright o 2006, Site Point and Ektron. Purchase the full report today!The State of Web Development 2006/2007 standards. Just over 39% of developers list accessibility as a topic they want to learn about, and 33% would like to see more resources available, both online and offline, for learning XHTML and CSS. tools of the trade The information gathered about server platforms is more unexpected. At 68%, PHP is by far the most common language being used by developers, but what we find interesting is that about half of the PHP developers surveyed also work with at least one other language. When developers were asked what server platforms they planned to learn about in the next 12 months, Ruby (at 24%) and ASP.NET 2.0 (at 22%) were the most popular choices. These results suggest that many web developers might get started with PHP, then move on to object oriented languages such as Ruby, .NET, and JSP. It’s also surprising that classic ASP is still the most common of the Microsoft languages, but as mentioned previously, there’s a growing interest in learning ASP.NET 2.0. resources for learning Several of the survey questions related to the trends that developers are following. Respondents most commonly cited best practices and design as the areas of web development that they wanted to learn about. Search engine optimization and usability were the next most popular choices. When web developers were queried about the technologies for which they’d like to see more resources, 47% nominated AJAX. Next up was the XHTML/CSS combination, followed by JavaScript and JavaScript libraries. content management When queried about the type of content management system (CMS) they were using, respondents were split fairly evenly between those who use a home-grown CMS, those who have acquired an external CMS (open source or commercial), and those who use no CMS at all. adoption of web technologies In addition to an increase in the use of AJAX/JavaScript, the survey’s respondents show an interest in using more community-oriented tools. In response to the question of which technologies they plan to use in the next 12 months, 37% of developers intend to use blogs in their development projects, 25% aim to use podcasting, and 20% mean to use wikis. Another question asked respondents to indicate the kinds of resources they use to stay up to date. Of the respondents, 96% use online articles, but 60% also use forums, and 55% also use blogs. While articles are respondents’ main source of information, less formal communication tools, such as blogs, forums, and wikis, are be￾coming increasingly important resources. the future of the Web The survey revealed some very interesting trends in how the Web is evolving. Developers and de￾signers are placing more emphasis on creating rich user interfaces, using AJAX and Flash. Standards compliance is a concern for the majority of web professionals. Finally, creating object oriented code, and working with languages that provide solid frameworks on which functionality can be developed rapidly—such as Ruby and ASP.NET—are on the horizon for most developers. The Web is clearly moving in a direction that is both improving the user experience and creating more efficient code. Copyright © 2006, SitePoint and Ektron. Purchase the full report today! 6