Thanks Dale
I will do some basic development on a seperate machine and see how I go for
a week or two, I still need to learn it so I can use that machine for
ongoing net developement.
I am an Old ASM & Z80 programmer but these days not worth developing in.
The global project im starting on soon will be moving between $100M and 500M
p.a., currently it's national and moves 40-80m p.a. so Its a hard choice
maintaining bad coding as I learn or developing in asp and is less portable.
Anyway Ill seek further info and have a play around for a few week's,
Thank's
Don
"DalePres" <don-t-spa-m-me@lea-ve-me-a-lone--.com> wrote in message
news:u0VFpl6PEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> While Kevin clearly has little regard for VB developers, remember that in
> reality a language is a language. The tough part is learning how to
> identify and create solutions to business problems. Anyone can always[/color]
learn[color=blue]
> another language. Many languages, C for instance (which I have programmed
> for 20 years) only has about 22 commands.
>
> If you can program well in ASP and VB, I'd suggest getting the MSPRESS
> Step-By-Step books as a crash course in .Net and the framework, and then
> perhaps a decent certification book on the language of your choice,[/color]
because[color=blue]
> the cert books give a quick, broad, even if entry-level overview of the
> language and Visual Studio.net.
>
> Within a few months you'll be producing real work - even sooner if you
> really work hard at it.
>
> I would suggest NOT starting a new project in ASP. You'll regret it next
> year for certain.
>
> Dale
>
> "Don Grover" <spamfree@assoft.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eSEjJx4PEHA.3748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Thanks Kevin
> > Im just a bit weary on starting a large asp.net app in a new[/color][/color]
environment.[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" <kspencer@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > news:eQyXzazPEHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> > > Hi Don,
> > >
> > > > 1) What time frames should I allow for getting upto speed in asp/vb[/color][/color]
> .net[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > from a comercial asp & vb6 background.
> > >
> > > Hard to say for sure. Many VB6 programmers are hardly programmers at[/color][/color]
> all,[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > but more like macro designers. However, if you have experience with[/color][/color][/color]
VB6[color=blue]
> as[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > well as VBScript, you should have some advantage. Still, again, it[/color][/color]
> depends[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > on how much you know about programming already (which, with VB[/color][/color]
> developers,[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > can be from almost nothing to almost everything), and particularly,[/color][/color][/color]
how[color=blue][color=green]
> > much[color=darkred]
> > > you know about object-oriented, event-driven programming. Could be[/color]
> > anywhere[color=darkred]
> > > from 6 months to forever.
> > >
> > > > 2) What development packages should I use, reccomended.
> > >
> > > Visual Studio.Net is the best proggramming platform. Having a good[/color][/color][/color]
HTML[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > editor like FrontPage or Dreamweaver helps a good bit, as VS.Net has a[/color]
> > sucky[color=darkred]
> > > HTML editor.
> > >
> > > > 3) Setting up a Test Server, is windows small business server good[/color]
> > enough[color=darkred]
> > > to
> > > > test against.
> > >
> > > It depends. A good rule of thumb is, your development platform should
> > > closely mimic your deployment platform. However, you can certainly[/color][/color]
> develop[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > ASP.Net apps on any Windows OS from Windows 2000 forward, as long as[/color][/color]
> that[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > version includes IIS.
> > >
> > > > What else do I need or what else should i ask ?
> > >
> > > The Microsoft .Net SDK is free, and a great reference:
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >[/color]
>[/color]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > .Net Developer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > Big things are made up
> > > of lots of little things.
> > >
> > > "Don Grover" <spamfree@assoft.com.au> wrote in message
> > > news:#z0YonvPEHA.1840@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Im looking for advice on migrating from asp to asp.net.
> > > > If someone can answer a few questions please.
> > > >
> > > > 1) What time frames should I allow for getting upto speed in asp/vb[/color][/color]
> .net[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > from a comercial asp & vb6 background.
> > > >
> > > > 2) What development packages should I use, reccomended.
> > > >
> > > > 3) Setting up a Test Server, is windows small business server good[/color]
> > enough[color=darkred]
> > > to
> > > > test against.
> > > >
> > > > What else do I need or what else should i ask ?
> > > >
> > > > I have too start a major web based project that should take 6 months[/color][/color]
> and[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > was
> > > > wondering if I should develop it in .net
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Don Grover
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]
