I'm a recent Computer Science graduate who prides himself on his knowledge of software development and problem solving, but has no idea how GIS systems work. (Read: I'm a programmer.)
I've been charged with developing (ie. coding) a new webmap from scratch.
I can program in any language that has bindings to COM (Microsoft Component Object Model), so I've been writing in PHP.
Answer
Fortunately for you (and all of us!), there are plenty of available (and mature!) options in the FOSS4G world!
Following your technology preferences here's some examples:
- Python
- PHP
- pure Javascript
For a more complete reference please visit OSGeo.org. It's an umbrella organization for the most popular FOSS geospatial projects out there.
Maybe if you're in the neighborhood you can visit the annual FOSS4G conference. Here's a list of workshops that happened in 2011 regarding web mapping technologies:
As for my personal experience developing web mapping applications based on pure javascript/html/css frameworks (OpenLayers/jQuery) can be really straightforward.
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