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Web development with C++ - C++ Tutorial
From the course: Code Clinic: C++
Web development with C++
- I'll admit when I first learned about this Dashboard Challenge problem I wasn't sure how I would solve it, because I don't usually consider C++ to be a common language for web development. C++ might be used on the backend of a web application for certain tasks that require high performance processing. But the most popular frameworks for building and delivering websites to users are usually written with higher-level languages like Python, Ruby or Javascript. In fact doing a search for C++ web frameworks to solve this challenge didn't bring up too many choices. Two popular ones that I came across were CppCMS and Wt. Each with their own community of advocates. I ended up picking Wt as a framework for this solution, mainly because it includes extensive documentation and examples that make creating a solution easier. As a framework Wt makes use of a concept of widgets for every item that is on a webpage including text. Each widget can…
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