PHP to ASP

[Guest]

Hello.
I'm learning web development, something I'd at some point like to persue a
career in (I'm still in school at the moment). Up until now I've been
developing in PHP on Linux servers, but I've had the realisation that if I
ever want to do this professionally, I'm going to have to stop associating
with the Linux hippies and learn ASP.net. I started with PHP mainly because
I'm a poor student, and Linux hosting is cheaper than Windows, but then I
carried on. I'm at an intermediate level of PHP at the moment, where I can
develop a site that functions well, but I still sometimes have to check the
manual for functions. I'm just wondering what the learning curve from PHP to
ASP.net is, and where do you think I should start?
I'd like to start learning as soon as I can, I'm only 16 so it's not too
late at the moment. I'd also like some suggestions on affordable Windows
hosting.

Thank You, I appreciate any answers.

Richard John

 

[Ray Booysen]

Hi Richard

There is nothing wrong with developing in PHP. Many, many large sites
use PHP as their development language.

But if you're interested in ASP.NET, there is a bit of a learning curve.
The ASP.NET model is completely different to the PHP model with one
big change being the event model.

I would buy a book on beginning programming with ASP.NET or follow some
online guides and try to develop a site yourself. Something small just
to get you started.

Regards
Ray

 

[Guest]

One thing i would say that i think it is harder to learn ASP.ent after
learning PHP than it is to just learn ASP.net with no prior experience in
anything. The whole structure of ASP.net is almost the oposite of how things
work in PHP, so you have to essentially unlearn PHP in order to begin to
grasp how things work in ASP.net

 

[Patrick.O.Ige]

I recommend ASP.NET
Patrick

Hi Richard

There is nothing wrong with developing in PHP. Many, many large sites use
PHP as their development language.

But if you're interested in ASP.NET, there is a bit of a learning curve.
The ASP.NET model is completely different to the PHP model with one big
change being the event model.

I would buy a book on beginning programming with ASP.NET or follow some
online guides and try to develop a site yourself. Something small just to
get you started.

Regards
Ray

 

[Mike Lowery]

In my limited experience with PHP, it seemed more similar to ASP than ASP.Net.
The latter is a full-blown development framework that supports many different
languages (C#, VB, C, etc.) Even going from ASP to ASP.Net is a major learning
curve.

You can start here:
http://www.asp.net/quickstart/aspnet/