Over the next week, I will be posting an essay (in parts) about the advantages and disadvantages of four programming languages in developing semantic web apps: perl, python, php, and java.

I will look at the syntax / writing style, libraries, communities, and important implementations (social software, ePortfolio, and blog apps) of each of these languages.

Additionally, I will be covering some of the other major languages used in building the semantic web, including c, c#, and lisp.