> > Sorry, but I have to comment -
> >
> > (engage soapbox mode)
> >
> > Managers that choose ASP over CF are showing that they have
> > no business being a manager. I've done both. My first reaction
> > to ASP was "Why is this so difficult?" My first reaction to CF
> > was "Wow, someone finally made it simple." Anyone that chooses
> > the cheap implementation over something that is maintainable
> > is not someone that I want to work with/for. Software development
> > is hard enough already...we don't need to make it harder by
> > choosing arcane scripting languages.
> >
> > (ok, I'm done)
> >
> > Thanks - I feel better now. Flames>>/dev/null.
>
> Since my response isn't exactly a flame, I'll post it.
>
> Blanket statements like this aren't very useful. While I'm a big
> fan of CF,
> there are certainly circumstances in which I might concede that
> ASP might be
> a better solution:
>
> - integration with existing applications written with Microsoft tools,
> - interaction with Microsoft servers and complex COM interfaces
> (ADSI, WMI,
> Active Directory, Exchange)
> - use within VB programming shops
>
> My first reaction to ASP was the same as yours. However, if I'd been an
> experienced VB programmer at the time, my reaction might have been quite
> different.
>
> Finally, for a competent CF developer, ASP isn't all that difficult, and
> vice versa. The way that you construct applications is pretty
> much the same.
> ASP is, in my mind, unnecessarily more complex than it has to be,
> but not so
> much more complex that it's unmanageable. In exchange for that complexity,
> you get some positive benefits, such as the ability to write code in one
> language/environment and have that code easily ported to another. For
> example, if you use ADO in ASP, you might think that it's unnecessarily
> cumbersome, but if you use ADO in ASP and in VB, you might be
> grateful that
> there's a one-size-fits-all interface for data access.
I believe the .NET archetecture has been designed to remove some of the
complexity of ASP. I can't say for sure as I haven't done anymore with it
than some basic reading.
Duane
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