Re: FN-FORUM: ASP/ASP.NET 2.0/3.5. Which is best?

date posted 17th April 2008 14:56

Especially if you are looking long term and ecommerce, I would suggest
going the PHP route.

I have absolutely no dealings with ASP .NET whatsoever but each time I
hear it mentioned I tend to get "oh no".

The other reason for pushing PHP your way is because all the ecomm sites
I've built have been in PHP.

I now that's not really what you were asking but thought I would chip in.

Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Development for over 11 years

Clark (5GMarketing) wrote:
> Sorry if this steals some of your thunder Mr(s) PHP but I have a question
> about ASP/ASP.NET. Maybe you can help with ASP.
>
> I need to create several medium to large web sites for a company. We intend
> to outsource technical aspects of the site(s) such as programming for
> e-commerce etc.
>
> More details should follow in a future posting but for now;
>
> We had been planning to develop in ASP.NET 2.0/3.5 but recently some (ASP
> based) people/companies have tried to convince us that .NET is dead and
> buried because it is too complicated to develop in.
>
> I have searched everywhere on the net but can't find any independent
> articles explaining the real differences between ASP and ASP.NET. Lots of
> articles listing the theoretical advantages of .NET but none saying what all
> the real world disadvantages are. At the moment, .NET 2.0 is preferable
> because I have spent a bit of time learning it and have seen some features
> which I like in particular what I have heard of security.
>
> 1. Can anyone comment?
>
> 2. Any developers who want to make themselves known to me at this stage?
>
> Regards,
>
> Clark Johnson
> E: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> T: +44 (0)1332 558642 (Currently out of office a lot)
>
>
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