ASP or PHP

[eye_suc]

have any of you guys tried out Mono? it has been around for quite a while now
http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

and of course, using MySQL with .NET is very simple. so if you use mono and mysql, wouldn't that make it just as cheap as php?

anyhow, whichever way you go, there will be work, but why limit yourself? do both

EDIT: hmmm, lots of fast replies. mono has been mentioned

 

[semaphore]

have any of you guys tried out Mono? it has been around for quite a while now
http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

and of course, using MySQL with .NET is very simple. so if you use mono and mysql, wouldn't that make it just as cheap as php?

anyhow, whichever way you go, there will be work, but why limit yourself? do both

if you are going to run on a linux platform,use a language native to linux/os x if you are going to write in a ms language use a ms platform. This mono **** is a cool hobbyist project, but to actually hold production apps on. Not a chance on this earth.

 

[midrange]

I use Dreamweaver as an HTML editor. Good CSS support and I like it's find/replace.

 

[semaphore]

I use Dreamweaver as an HTML editor. Good CSS support and I like it's find/replace.

visual studios html editor is freaken terrible, it is a piece of horse crap. The designer IDE is nice but the HTML is sooooo badly formed

 

[midrange]

Mono is still on .net 2.0, is it not?

 

[semaphore]

3.5 except for linq

http://www.mono-project.com/Roadmap

 

[Guest 20221009]

if you are going to run on a linux platform,use a language native to linux/os x if you are going to write in a ms language use a ms platform. This mono **** is a cool hobbyist project, but to actually hold production apps on. Not a chance on this earth.

what about Imeem..

 

[dequadin]

and like i said there are alot of PHP jobs these days, and (ASP) is not ASP.NET there is a difference.

I was refering to this:

If you're looking for full-time work in web development, it's best to have ASP.NET. Have a quick gander at the job ads.

Quick job search:

Careerweb Jobs - Advanced Job Search
Searching :: php Found 151 :: Execution 0.53 sec.

Careerweb Jobs - Advanced Job Search
Searching :: ASP Found 400:: Execution 2.81 sec.


MyBroadBand IT Job search
Category: Web & Internet
Location: South Africa
KeyWord :php
Pages Found 6 (at 10 jobs per page): 58 jobs


MyBroadBand IT Job search
Category: Web & Internet
Location: South Africa
KeyWord : ASP
Pages Found 7 (at 10 jobs per page): 63 jobs

Careers24.com Job Search
KeyWords: PHP
Industry: IT/Telecomms
Region: South Africa

Total Results: 46

Careers24.com Job Search
KeyWords: ASP
Industry: IT/Telecomms
Region: South Africa

Total Results: 358
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Total php jobs: 318
Total asp jobs: 821

All I said was that it is less likely to find a job in php and the stats seem to say I'm right...

(and yes I am aware of the difference).

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Thanks for all the replies

If you're just bored then I'd go with PHP.

I would like to do both. I think I will start of with php, as I played arounf with it already.

blogbytes, drop me a mail if you want to help me on a website or two.

I have two "Play websites". The one is in ASP.Net and the other in PHP.
Personally, I don't see why you can't learn both.

You'll like the experience, it's not difficult (from what I can gather). I'm also still learning by the powers of Google. And two heads in one hat is better than one. We'll both learn a lot faster when working together.

Sounds like a plan. Will drop you a pm

I'd recommend you learn both. They are quite different from one another.

I would have played around with asp already, but I struggled to set up iis when xampp is already installed. iis just wont work.

visual studios html editor is freaken terrible, it is a piece of horse crap. The designer IDE is nice but the HTML is sooooo badly formed

I like using edit plus. What I like about dreamweaver, code/design view. Helps a lot.

Can anybody recommend any good online tuts? php and asp. Or any good books. I still prefer to learn the old way, out of a book

 

[semaphore]

Yes there are obviously the MS will out number the php, but as you can see from your stats they are becoming more appealing to employers.

 

[midrange]

I would have played around with asp already, but I struggled to set up iis when xampp is already installed. iis just wont work.

You can either set Apache to run off a different port in its config file, or just turn it off when you want to something off IIS.

 

[eye_suc]

if you are going to run on a linux platform,use a language native to linux/os x if you are going to write in a ms language use a ms platform. This mono **** is a cool hobbyist project, but to actually hold production apps on. Not a chance on this earth.

ahhh ok. never used it before, so now i'll avoid it a bit longer

 

[Grant Petersen]

PHP rules!

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

You can either set Apache to run off a different port in its config file, or just turn it off when you want to something off IIS.

Hmm I have tried turning off apache. IIS still wont work. Bu I have reinstalled windows on my home pc and will try later again.

@Everybody
Please dont turn this thread into a fanboy massacre
I have a job, so it is irrelevant for me whether or not I can find a better job in asp or php

 

[dequadin]

UPFRONT DISCLAIMER:
@Everybody
Please dont turn this thread into a fanboy massacre
I have a job, so it is irrelevant for me whether or not I can find a better job in asp or php

Fixed

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Fixed

No comment

Nice Article.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/columns/hull_php2.html

+1

 

[Grant Petersen]

@Everybody
Please dont turn this thread into a fanboy massacre
I have a job, so it is irrelevant for me whether or not I can find a better job in asp or php

Me too. PHP is fun, and free and cool.

 

[midrange]

Look into the PHP frameworks. Cake and Symfony have a bad rep for being slow. CodeIgniter is fast, but PHP4. QCodo is v. good, but has forked or spooned or whatevered now. ASP.NET's MVC framework looks very cool, though I've only played around with it briefly.

 

[Guest 20221009]

This is just another religious war..if you find PHP fun then good for you, if ASP.net rocks your world then cool..these are tools people and yes PHP hosting is generally cheaper.

like I said I use both of them extensively...they are tools...a badly coded PHP app can be slow too, so can an ASP.net one..

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

You can either set Apache to run off a different port in its config file, or just turn it off when you want to something off IIS.

Ok, installed IIS. Now I remember the problem again. If i try to connect to localhost it asks me for a username and password

Oh and whats up with this windows account? ASP.NET Machine Account

IIS is up and running, now I just need some tuts sites