ASP.NET 2 or 1?

[Tumurbaatar S.]

Hello!
I'm going to start a new web app project and deciding
whether to use the version 2 or old ASP.NET.
The new version is too "buggy", custom controls availability and etc?
What do you recommend me?

 

[Mark Rae]

I'm going to start a new web app project and deciding
whether to use the version 2 or old ASP.NET.
2.

The new version is too "buggy",

???

 

[Accelerator]

Use ASP.NET 2.0 it is a much better product. Sooner or later you would
have to upgrade to 2.0 anyway. There are many large sites already
using 2.0. 2.0 has much better features.

Rgds

Accelerator

 

[jhcorey]

If you are already comfortable using certain designs in 1.1, you may
want to continue until the dust settles. ASP.NET 2 uses a different
compilation model, but so many people complained that they created a
kit that appears to let you work the same way as 1.1.
http://webproject.scottgu.com/

I get the impression that this will be included in a service pack.
In any event Scott Guthrie's blog is a great resource.
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu

 

[Ken Cox - Microsoft MVP]

You're much better off with 2.0.

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Use ASP.NET 2.0 - it's far better.

 

[Russell]

I'm sure Mr. S. would appreciate a sentence or two as to WHY 2.0 is
better.

IMHO, it's a mixed bag. The new version has much better intellisense
and some improved controls and new features (some, like master pages,
are not without their own quirks). On the other hand, it's very
annoying that web projects now have no project file and include
everything in the web folders. This is particularly annoying when
multiple developers are working on a project under integrated source
control and every time anyone builds the system checks out all the DLL
references in the BIN folder to them. If you really like using "Grid
Layout" in designer you won't like the new designer as much either (I
prefer flow layout anyway- no problems there.)

That being said, though, I think the best advice in this topic is
"Sooner or later you would have to upgrade to 2.0 anyway."