Hi Sio, > Why would anyone opt to switch from an asp site to a php one? Would > there be any value? (Jon I'm sure you'll have something to say about > this:).
:-) There aren't very many reasons I can see. Both languages offer decent environments for web application development, and the one you choose is dependent to a large extent on what other technology you're using - IOW, let your requirements dictate your language choice, not the other way round. I suppose if a shop was making a switch from Microsoft to some flavour of Unix (maybe in protest about the new licensing fee structure, or something) then there would be a requirement to rewrite code in a non-MS language. <gross generalisation> PHP has the pro of running under just about any OS going and plugging into just about any web server out there. The downside of this portability means that it's not incredibly tightly integrated with anything (although it plays very nicely with most other software). ASP works the other way round - it's very tightly integrated with Microsoft's other stuff, and you can do some really whizzy things if you run IIS, Exchange, SQL Server, and all the other MS stuff. The downside of this tight integration is a reduction in portability. </gg> Of course, PHP 5 is nearing completion (and it'll support .NET), so the battle may be hotting up soon - especially given that ASP.NET is, by all accounts I've heard, a considerable improvement over its predecessor. If you have a large amount of code written in ASP it'll be a *major* PITA to convert it all, so I would be *very* curious to know why the "anyone" in the quoted post is even considering the switch... the time to make the "which language" decision is when the system is specified, not after it's been put together :-) Cheers Jon ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
