ASP vs .NET

What are the up's and downs? Is it worth moving to .NET?

Advantages of .NET
- Object oriented - inheritance - MOST USEFUL!!!
- uper fast (if you code it right) - its as fast as ISAPI written in C++
- Native connection to MS SQL Server, Oracle etc ( 2 X faster than oledb connection)
- Compiled ( ASP is interpreted like php. = SLOW)
- Better library of tools. ASP you are limited to VBscript functions. With, asp.net you have access to whole .NET framework
- You don't have to worry about client side ode that much. Eg, in asp validating a textbox can be a pain in the arse. In asp.net just just specify the "rule" its validated against, and .net does it all for you. If they detect IE, they use javascript client validatoin to speed tings up and if its netscape then they just use server validation.
- Code behind. = complete separation of biz logic and rpesentation code
- Event driven. so you can use things like - OnClick, OnChange etc
- XCOPY Deployment. Even if oyu have a component, you just need to copy it. no registry involved. (unless u wanna install in in GAC)
- Better suport for XML ( including soap hence web service)
- Language independent - use whatever youfeel most comfortable with


Disadvantages - none really. It cost about the same as asp, and its easier to code and it runs faster. Maybe the fact that asp.net host are for somereason more expensive than jsut asp ones.. (dunno why..both runs on IIS)

James,

Hey look at that, we can agree on something! ( the linux argument, heh..)

Anyway, that sounds great. Those where some of the reasons that I was looking into .NET in the first place. I think that I am going to start working with it as soon as I can.

However, I am an avid user of Dreamweaver. Do you think this is still a worthy tool when it comes to .NET?

Thanks,

Im not sure..i don't use WYSIWYG editor for html. I hard code it cuz they add all sorts of tags that makes it harder to main tain. But, dw mx is better than vs.net in that area..editing html pages. use both

check out the FREE web matrix from asp.net, it is from MS and it is getting great reviews so far. but it is free, rights asp.net only (i believe C#).

What's involved in getting .Net to run? Is there an SDK that needs to be installed? Has anyone experienced any problems as a result of this installation?

Does .Net require SQL Server 2000 or will it work on SQL Server 7?

the .net framework has to be installed. IIS has to be running, you don't necessarily need SQL 2000.

Bill,

What's involved in installing the .net framework? I've been on the microsoft site a couple of times and I still confused out (call me thick!)

okay thanks. I see I need Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional or .Net Server

.net works with sql server 7 too!

Just install the .net framework SDK which contains all the compilers and documentations. And when you are running the app you just need .net framework and the compiled version of apps