The problem is that Classic ASP is a dead language in the eyes of most web
developers and therefor Businesses.
There's just SO much more you can do with .NET vs Classic ASP it's not even
funny. .NET just as SO much
more power to what you want, how you want.. and it's much simpler (and
faster I might add) then Classic ASP.
I've gone the route of a Classic ASP developer to a ASP/VB.NET developer so
I've had to make the switch myself.

it's easy.. and hard at the same time. with .NET you arn't dealing with a
'top-down' approach anymore, you're codeing
more like a full windows based app. If you know a little about OOP
programming and/or writting full client based apps
then the transfer isn't hard in the least.

as for getting started, M$ has released Visual Studio Express (VB, C#, and
the Web Developer edition) for free.
you can just download that, along with the framework if you don't already
have it, and hit a website for your
favorite 'Hello world!' app. =)



On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Maria L Gaycheck <gaycheckml@...>
wrote:

> I too kick it old school with classic ASP.
> Which would be better to learn? There are so many coding options out there.
> What about Php, Ruby and so on...
>
> Where does one start with .NET?
>
> Maria
> www.gaycheckml.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
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>
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> On Behalf Of mark wills
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 3:33 PM
> To: active-server-pages@yahoogroups.com<active-server-pages%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [ASP] Classic ASP vs .NET
>
> I think if you intend to do it for a living, then yes, it's essential.
>
> I don't do web stuff for a living, so I've never bothered. Like you, I find
> classic ASP to be perfect for my needs. I'm very comfortable with it, and
> understand its foibles well.
>
> For me, the .Net world, or maybe even the programming world in general is
> deeply embroiled in what I call 'code snobbery': Everything is
> encapsulated,
> factored to the point of stupidity, and generally more complex than it
> needs
> to be.
>
> I'm 37 and I regularly point out the younger chaps at work that we did just
> fine without classes in the 80's!
>
> I regularly peer review code (not web stuff) and I always comment on code
> that is wrapped in a class for no reason (i.e only one instance of it).
> It's
> 'wrong' per-se, but it can lead to code snobbery and confusing, bloated
> code!
>
> Anyway, I'm getting off the point. Classic ASP's simplicity is it's
> strength. It's so simple to connect it to a database it's unreal, and very
> easy to learn.
>
> I have no plans to ditch classic ASP!
>
> I think it will be around for a long time yet, there must be millions of
> lines of code out there!
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Wills, MSc MIAP
> http://www.markwill <http://www.markwills.co.uk> s.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Lil Peck <lilpeck@gmail.
<mailto:lilpeck%40gmail.com<lilpeck%2540gmail.com>>
> com>
> To: active-server-
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s.com>
> >
> pages@yahoogroups.com <pages%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, 29 June, 2008 4:50:50 PM
> Subject: [ASP] Classic ASP vs .NET
>
> I've become pretty proficient with ASP. I find coding with it to be
> nearly as easy as it is to converse with people. It is so simple to
> learn and to use. I find the simplicity to be elegant. I've written
> many scripts and even some tutorials.
>
> My daughter is a web admin/programmer for a large organization and she
> taught herself .NET. She says I would be surprised at how easy it
> really is.
>
> But I really don't have to time to devote to becoming as competent
> in .NET as I am in ASP.
>
> I've noticed lately that when googling for code bits and tutorials on
> ASP, that most of the results returned by google are for .NET.
>
> Is there a compelling reason to learn and use .NET. Is classic ASP here
> to stay?
>
> --Lil
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