Learning ASP .NET

I’ve become quite fond of PHP since I started learning it, however a new challenge has presented itself-PHP is not an option. Without going into details, I’ve decided to do a major upgrade on a project I did a couple of years ago at PC Connection.

The project is this: I’m designing/developing a custom ASP .NET 2.0 driven content management system. Why am I using ASP, you ask? Several reasons:

  1. It’s being hosted on a 1and1 Windows hosting account that we already have, and 1and1 will not setup PHP for us
  2. I’ve been wanting to learn ASP for a little while now to make myself more knowledgeable/marketable
  3. The current setup is in desperate need of an overhaul

Building a content management system is a daunting task all on its own… I know this because I’ve tried in the past with PHP, and gave up. I didn’t necessarily give up because it was hard, but because there are so many other great PHP-based CMS’s out there, that it wasn’t worth my time and energy. Though, this does not seem to be the case for ASP driven CMS’s – I can’t find a good one anywhere!

So here I am, building an ASP-driven CMS, and am currently about half-way through. Things are going along pretty smoothly considering I just started this project a couple of weeks ago. I’m finding that ASP actually isn’t so hard to learn with my knowledge of PHP. Some things are different, but its mostly just a difference of syntax. Along with relearning concepts that I already know from PHP, I’m learning brand new things too, such as Sessions and working with an Microsoft Access database.

This is probably the biggest project I’ve taken on to date. I’m excited with my progress, and I will provide a demo version of the CMS in my portfolio once I’ve completed the real thing.

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Gerald Leach
Nov 26, 2007, 11:11 PM
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Hey Dan! Great stuff your producing out there on the Interwebs…Best of luck picking up ASP. I think with your PHP experience, it should come pretty quickly…let me know if you need a hand with something (I’ve been writing classic ASP for many years). ASP.NET is an entirely different animal. There are lots of great reasons to switch over to .NET (I couldn’t quite tell which way you were going). Keep up the great work. It’s not often you find designers who can code, and I’m one of those devs who can’t design. Your stuff looks great!

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