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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)

nedbrek wrote:

Brynet-Inc wrote:

nedbrek wrote:(And yes, I have written raw CGI...)

It's not a language.

Ok, technically I was writing Perl which wrote the raw CGI responses...

Oh thats easy. real CGI programmers use a magnetic needle and a steady hand to write an the cgi handler in raw machine code..

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.

earlz wrote:

nedbrek wrote: Ok, technically I was writing Perl which wrote the raw CGI responses...

Oh thats easy. real CGI programmers use a magnetic needle and a steady hand to write an the cgi handler in raw machine code..

Ahh, I thought you were going to go with punch cards or panel switches. I'm old, but I'm not that old!

earlz wrote:Oh thats easy. real CGI programmers use a magnetic needle and a steady hand to write an the cgi handler in raw machine code..

Then realize their coolness runs away when they spent five years writing x86 machine code and their servers upgrade to PowerPC or IA64.

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.

--Thomas

Thomas wrote:If it's for training/learning purposes

As far as I know, nothing stops you from using the express editions commercially.

Hi,
Yes you are correct.But they are primarily intended as a learning tool : http://www.microsoft.com/express/Suppor ... t-faq.aspx for hobbyist etc
--Thomas