Why use asp.net 1

[guitardave78]

I was asked in an interview where i thought asp fitted in with the .net stratagy. To be honest i am not sure what the hell teh .net stratagy is all about. I kow it is microsoft trying to make everything work on line, but can someone explain it to me, and why asp.net is usefull?

Thanks

 

[guitardave78]

Oh and what benefits it has over normal asp?

 

[guitardave78]

ignore last question as i have seen the rest of the posts, but still see no real advantage for you average asp developer who just uses it to manipulate and display info from an access database

 

[Craig0201]

Dave,

The .Net strategy is twofold.

Let's deal with the obvious....

.Net is a direct competitor to Java and J2EE. It is a set of class libraries (of whis ASP.NET is one.....and that's it....) designed in a completely modular object oriented way. It also has a large performance advantage over Java.

I think the question relates more to Web Services. This is a technology designed to disseminate data over the Web using HTTP, SOAP and XML. The attempt by Microsoft is to make this easy and they have been very successful at doing so.

Secondly, .Net is a BUSINESS strategy by Microsoft. It is a attempt to put the Internet and data sharing at the core of their business. Hence the emphasis on .Net as a technology and the new server products being designed to fit the technology.

Thirdly, ASP.Net is a massive advance on ASP. Code-behind, OO, User Controls etc....yummy!

Craig

 

[guitardave78]

Sounds interesting. Ok then is it easy for a guy who has been in asp for 3 years, but seems totaly unable to learn java and VB and C++, to learn and make teh transfer to ASP.NET

Can you sense my fear of new and better tech!! i dont want to learnit if i will be crap at it compared to what i can do in asp!!

 

[guitardave78]

ahhhh to many questions!!

I use brinkster at the moment as it is the only free non popup asp host i can find.
Do .net apps need the same sort of server or will the run from an ordinary server, ie are there extensions nessacery or will i need to keep using asp enabled servers?

 

[Craig0201]

Dave,

ASP.Net is a part of .Net as a whole. You need to deal with the whole thing. You really do need to think OO to do it well. Should you? Up to you.....Can you? Definitely, and it isn't that bad if you can do the basic principles of OO.

For a brief but good text on OO, try UML Distilled. It is actually a UML text book but it shows how to OO model really well.

Craig

 

[guitardave78]

ok thanks