earlz wrote:ASP.Net has 26918 hits for stackoverflow(for the tag) and PHP has 25365 hits. So they are about equal in programmer popularity.
That's not a valid conclusion, it rather means that there are about as much questions/problems with ASP.NET as with PHP, and not the number of users.
I think it has to do with the fact that you see few examples on MSDN while the PHP reference pages have a comment feature which gives you a ton of community-contributed examples for free for each function. (in biased terms: php +1)
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For a vaguely more sensible metric, Google Trends. What strikes me is that searches for both are on a decline, Perl is declining faster, and that an inordinate number of searches come from India.
Hi,
If it's for training/learning purposes you can get away with Express Editions see:http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/.There are lot of video tutorials available as well see : http://www.asp.net/learn/ . Let me know of your specific requirements so that I can link you to appropriate people or find appropraite links for you.
