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switching to the dark side
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:20 am
by shiznatix
OK so I might have another nice job offer. Sadly, this job would be me coding ASP.NET websites and whatnot. I know, I am sorry, but if I do happen to get offered this job then I would have to take it since it would just be too good to pass up.
Questions:
- How easy/hard is it to switch from knowing PHP to doing ASP?
- Are there any forums like this that are for ASP? (good forums, not stupid sitepoint ones filled with ads)
- Any good tutorials to start learning how to use ASP that someone knows of?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:03 am
by Jenk
If you have a good grasp of how to design and map out an application, the syntax you choose is an insignificant factor (providing the capabilities of said syntax is up to the job.. COBOL won't make a good dynamic webpage

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Just have a decent reference to hand (VS's built in) and you'll do fine

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:53 am
by Skittlewidth
I took a brief trip to the darkside over the summer and didn't get on with it at all, but that was with ASP 3.0 not ASP.NET. I realised how much I had taken for granted the hundreds of functions written into PHP over the years to get jobs done with the minimum of fuss. I'm ashamed to say I actually gave up after a fortnight, and we persuaded the client they'd get a better product and quicker if they'd let me do it in PHP
I searched and searched for an ASP equivalent to this site and didn't find one. The WROX forums were okay, but only because it was linked to the book I was working through.
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com is helpful but like so many ASP resources, slow and riddled with ads. I guess thats what happens to you when you go down the Micro$oft route!
If you have experience with VB syntax you should take to it fine.