Ask HN: Best tools/languages to build a website
What is/are the best tool(s) or language(s) to build a website - a "social networking" website and a "commercial business website". I am a system programmer(c/c++) and have never designed/build a website. Bit confused on what to use - with so many things already out there in market and new technologies coming up. Help !!! Prefer opensource tools.<p>What do you use to build a website ? 
- like social networking - which has lots of graphics and animation.
- a commercial website - a business website representing a company.<p>What "opensource" tools do you use ?<p>Thanks and Cheers.