Question

I just wonder what are the similar frameworks and tools for Linux web development.

And can I use Visual Studio to develop websites for Linux Apache? Thanks.

Answer 1

Web development on Linux isn’t specifically tied to one programming language, framework or IDE. More commonly they are related in terms of being Free and Open Source (free as in cost, and also the ability to do what you want with the code).

I loved Visual Studio when we used it for classes, however I haven’t quite found a tool that is the same. The only thing near to this would be Eclipse or Netbeans.

In general, many Linux enthusiasts use emacs or vi (or vim) for their editing. At first glance you may not see the power they have, but emacs is definitely a wonderful editor, and vi is very good once you become familiar with it.

For Web programming langauges and frameworks, you have a variety to pick from.

Python is one of the most popular languages to use for Web development. This language has been used by Google, Reddit, Quora and a host of others. Perhaps the most popular framework for Python is Django, and each (Python and Django) have their own following, as well.

Ruby is a wonderfully beautiful langauge, too. Most likely you may have heard of Ruby on Rails, which is a great Web framework allowing you to quickly turn an idea into something actual in no time.

PHP is another popular language, and has the PEAR framework. Many of the online forums that you can buy are written in this language, such as vBulletin and the ever famous phpbb.

In my opinion, it depends on what you want to accomplish. Python and Ruby are great for Web development, as well as non-Web, too.