BIGWIG Web Application Language Help For Students

INTRODUCTION TO

A domain-specific high level programming language for developing interactive Web services. The BIGWIG language is a collection of domain-specific languages focuses 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. Program are compiled into a conglomerate of lower level technologies such as C code, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript and SSL, all running on top of a runtime system based on Apache Web Server module.

Related Information

Interfaces: Command line
Source languages: C
Build prerequisites: Apache 1.3 or later with dynamic module support enabled
Weak prerequisites: libwww library (for compile-time lexical inclusion or get/post); unixODB C (for external database support)
Related programs: Apache, runwig)

Example: Hello World!

service {

session Hello() {

exit

Hello World!

; }

}