What programing languages are used to make Facebook?

[shortsmoke795]

I want to know what languages are used. My plan is to make a website almost as good as Facebook, or better.

How is Facebook programed?
Is it possible to use future programing languages to make a website better then Facebook?

I know there are a few questions already asked like, this but this one is a little different. I know there is no answer to the question - "Am I going to make a good website", but I might one day.

Does everyone think there will always be new and improved websites like Facebook?

I am a young teenager, so I have a long way to go. I am learning HTML. Could I make a web site as good as Facebook only using HTML and css?

[Reckoner]

yes

[Devon]

You will need to use JavaScript and PHP.

You could get a clone script of Facebook that works just like it. Just search "Facebook clone script" and find one you like. If you don't want to pay, add "nulled" to the end of your search.

[Mr Answer]

The frontend is written in PHP (programming language). Much of it is written using XHP, and the runtime is HipHop for PHP. Like most websites there's a lot of JavaScript (programming language) running in the users' browsers.

Most of the backend services are written in C (programming language), C++ and Java. A lot of the C++ services rely on Boost. Many of the internal tools and some glue code is written in Python (programming language). One of the services that underlies Chat, the channel servers (see http://www.facebook.com/note.php... ), is written in
Erlang. The backend services and the web frontend communicate using Apache Thrift. The iPhone app and iOS SDK are written in Objective-C (programming language).

OCaml, Haskell, and Ruby (programming language) are used internally, but as far as I know they don't power anything available on the website.

[Anthony]

php and javascript and sql

[Brian]

I believe Facebook is built with Wordpress, you should defiantly check it out. It's free to create an account and build a site. http://wordpress.com you can use CSS and HTML and tons of plugins. Great for beginners.