Web programming is a generic term used to indicate the set of activities for the creation of websites or web applications for the World Wide Web (WWW, often simply called the web). A plethora of web technologies and languages are available for web programming. The core set of technologies for web programming is the one recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium, an international community of organizations that work together for the development of web standards and the exploration of the full capabilities of the web. This entry examines how websites are developed, server-side and client-side web programming, and the website development process.