ASP.NET languages

jim_TDR · 07-22-2005, 12:24 PM

Hi all, I'm in need of a little advice and I'm sure a kowledgeable lot like you can provide it.

I'm confident with HTML, CSS, and ActionScript. I'm now looking to add another flashy acronym to the list to improve my CV. ASP.NET sounds like a great tool, so I'm thinking about trying learn how to use it.

I'm told by the people at w3schools.com that- "The .NET Framework is language neutral. Currently it supports C++, C#, Visual Basic, and JScript".

So this means I'll have to learn one of these languages, right? Is any particular one of these more useful in ASP than the others? Or easier to learn perhaps...?

A few of the ASP self-teach books I've seen use Visual Basic so I'm assuming that's the standard or most popular language.

Any opinions or advice will be greatly appreciated as it's pretty clear that I'm clueless on the subject and fairly new to web design in general.

Jim

Eclipse · 07-25-2005, 04:25 PM

In my college experience I first learned the basics (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), I moved on to ASP, PHP, SQL and then VB.NET. ASP and VB were easier to learn.
You might be better off with VB as a starting point. In my experience I found it much easier to understand. When you feel comfortable with it move on to C++ the transition will be easier, unless your up for a challenge.
You might want to look into Visual Studio.NET, VB.NET in it gives you access to more tools.
This site might interest you:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tryit/hosted/

07-22-2005, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
jim_TDR New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	ASP.NET languages Hi all, I'm in need of a little advice and I'm sure a kowledgeable lot like you can provide it. I'm confident with HTML, CSS, and ActionScript. I'm now looking to add another flashy acronym to the list to improve my CV. ASP.NET sounds like a great tool, so I'm thinking about trying learn how to use it. I'm told by the people at w3schools.com that- "The .NET Framework is language neutral. Currently it supports C++, C#, Visual Basic, and JScript". So this means I'll have to learn one of these languages, right? Is any particular one of these more useful in ASP than the others? Or easier to learn perhaps...? A few of the ASP self-teach books I've seen use Visual Basic so I'm assuming that's the standard or most popular language. Any opinions or advice will be greatly appreciated as it's pretty clear that I'm clueless on the subject and fairly new to web design in general. Jim

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07-25-2005, 04:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Eclipse New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	In my college experience I first learned the basics (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), I moved on to ASP, PHP, SQL and then VB.NET. ASP and VB were easier to learn. You might be better off with VB as a starting point. In my experience I found it much easier to understand. When you feel comfortable with it move on to C++ the transition will be easier, unless your up for a challenge. You might want to look into Visual Studio.NET, VB.NET in it gives you access to more tools. This site might interest you: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/tryit/hosted/