bigwig LastModified: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Formally written as < bigwig > it is a high-level programming language for developing interactive Web services. The bigwig language is a collection of domain-specific languages focusing on different aspects of interactive Web services. These contributing languages (C code, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, and SSL) are held together by a C-like skeleton language. Bigwig is no longer actively developed. in its place is JWIG, a Java-based successor to bigwig. Bigwig and its successor, JWIG was developed at the BRICS research center at the Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.
bigwig The goal of the bigwig project is to remove many of the obstacles that face current developers of Web services to lower cost while increasing functionality and reliability, compared to CGI/Perl scripts, ASP, or PHP based solutions. Developer.com Contains resources, tools, articles, discussion areas, and events of interest to Internet/intranet developers. Directories include: ActiveX, Java, JavaBeans, JavaScript, Microsoft and .NET, open source and VRML. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software. Webopedia's Quick Reference Section Use this Webopedia reference section for information on common Internet and computer facts and occurrences.	related categories: Programming Languages related terms: HTTP JavaScript programming language SSL Web service Web services