Tools for web development used in the Visualab
Tool	Date	Description	Characteristics
FORTRAN	1957	first high-level programming language	floating-point arithmetic
PERL	1986	data-reduction programming language	string manipulation (I/O)
CGI	1986	collection of routines for dynamic web content	-
Photoshop	1990	image manipulation	raster work
HTML	1990	mark-up language	web content
CSS	1994	Cascade Style Sheet	to simplify mark-up (HTML) language
MySQL	1995	My Structured Query Language	relational data base management
SSH	1995	encrypted communication between client and server	uploading/downloading
PHP	1999	hypertext preprocessor, programming language	dynamic web content
Final Cut Pro	1999	editing software application for video production	produce professional-quality videos