Which language should be used?

[lake]

Hello,

I am interested in developing an application using the .NET
technology. I not quite sure what language - c++, vb, asp, etc. to
develop the application in. It will have a nice gui that the user
will interact it. The next version of the application will be web
base where the application can be access via the web from anywhere.
Any suggestions on what language would be best?

 

[sloan]

Without getting into alot of technical detail and nit picking at your post's
syntax.....

You can develop an asp.net website in C# or VB.NET. C# or VB.NET are the
languages.

I would suggest developing against (at least) the 2.0 framework.

VS2005 or even better, VS2008 are possible IDE's.

There are free "express" versions available.

If you are buying the development studio, VS2008 Standard or Pro version are
good starting points.

This is not a complete answer, but rather a "most common scenario" response.

Good luck.

www.asp.net is a good place to start.

 

[PvdG42]

Hello,

I am interested in developing an application using the .NET
technology. I not quite sure what language - c++, vb, asp, etc. to
develop the application in. It will have a nice gui that the user
will interact it. The next version of the application will be web
base where the application can be access via the web from anywhere.
Any suggestions on what language would be best?

As both C# and Visual Basic are fully supported for all the newest features
in .NET 3.5, I'd suggest that you choose one or the other based on your
previous experience. If you have a C/C++ background, the syntax of C# will
be pretty familiar to you. If you have VB experience, Visual Basic .NET is
syntactically similar. FWIW, ASP.NET is not a language. It's the technology
that supports web app development.

 

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Lake,

You can for Visual Studio use AFAIK 6 languages. English, French, German,
Italian, Chinese and another one I am not sure of which it was.

This can be done for C++, VB, ASP etc.

Cor

 

[Fernando Gómez]

Lake,

You can for Visual Studio use AFAIK 6 languages. English, French,
German, Italian, Chinese and another one I am not sure of which it was.

ROTFL. Spanish can be used as well.