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php versus asp.net

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:31 am
by Ducca
hello,
I am starting my 3rd year degree in computing at uni and I am writing a dissertation on php versus asp.

I was hoping you could share some of your expertise please, and share some of your knowledge by answering some

of the following questions. Please note that this is purely for my own

project to achieve my degree. The answers you give me will only be used in

my dissertation and referenced according,

When considering a server-side scripting language, what would you consider
the main points you look for.
Is Cost an issue(Obviously PHP free ) Asp.net ?Business use etc...
What can one language do that the other cant?
What can one language do more efficiently than the other?
What features does one language have over the other?
I basically need to get together some strong arguments that can be put together.
I need to be able to compare the language like for like and work out which
one has more advantages over the other in a constructive manor.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

One other option is to create a questionare and either post it on the site or if any individuals are willing to take part I will email the questionaire
again because of Plagiarism the information will be referenced accordingly.

Thank you very much

Paul

P.S, I hope this is not irregular practice if so my apologies, just trying to use my initiative and ask the people who are experts in the field

Thanks again

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:50 am
by malcolmboston
the opinions are obviously going to be biased in favour of PHP on this site (and with good reason :lol: )

search Google

Re: php versus asp.net

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:55 am
by timvw
Ducca wrote: Is Cost an issue(Obviously PHP free ) Asp.net ?Business use etc...
Which cost exactly?
- Server licenses?
- Cost of finding skilled developers for the platform?
- Cost of maintenance? ....
Ducca wrote: What can one language do more efficiently than the other?
Personally i find developing with asp.net is much faster compared to php as long as the use-cases fit in the framework. As soon as you want to do something special, i find that php gives you more control... (Simple example: posting from a form on page1 to page2. Was it even possible with asp.net v1.X?)
Ducca wrote: I need to be able to compare the language like for like and work out which
one has more advantages over the other in a constructive manor.
asp.net is not a language, it's a framework. So the comparision doesn't make much sense. Without experience in both environments it's hard to make a decent comparision.

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:20 am
by feyd

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:27 am
by Luke
haha brilliant feyd... that made me giggle.

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:37 pm
by Ducca
Hey Feyd,
Thanks for the Links
I,ll mention you in my dissertation :wink:
regards
Ducca