Perl
This site was/is developed using the Perl scripting language. Perl is
a high-level, dynamic programming language. Perl was developed by
Larry Wall in 1987, as a general purpose Unix scripting language.
XHTML 1.0 (Transitional)
eXtensible HyperText Markup Language
XHTML is a markup language that has the same depth of expression as
HTML, but also conforms to XML syntax. XHTML 1.0 Transitional is the
equivalent of HTML 4.01 Transitional, and includes the presentational
elements excluded from the strict version.
Every page on NebraskaInfo.org should countain Valid XHTML 1.0
Transitional and can be checked using the
W3C Markup Validation Service
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
CSS is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation of a
document written in a markup language. Its most common application is
to style web pages written in HTML and XHTML, but the language can be
applied to any kind of XML document, including SVG and XUL.
Every page on NebraskaInfo.org should contain Valid CSS and can
be checked using the
W3C CSS Validation Service
JavaScript
Currently the only JavaScript running on the website is to enable the
Google Maps API, AdSense, and Google Analytics. Some back-end JavaScript
includes the TinyMCE WYSIWYG and Prototype libraries.