Many new programmers are confused about how ASP.NET is different from C# or VB.NET. Many new programmers mis understand that ASP.NET is just another programming launguage.
What is ASP.NET ?
- ASP.NET is the name of the Microsoft technology used for web site development.
- ASP.NET is NOT a programming language like C# or VB.NET
- ASP.NET development requires a programming language like C# or VB.NET to write code.
- ASP stands for Active Server Pages.
- There are several other technologies exist for web development (Eg: PHP). ASP.NET is the technology from Microsoft and it he widely used one.
- ASP.NET technology comes with a rich set of components and controls that make the web development very easy.
- Visual Studio .NET is the editor from Microsoft which helps you develop ASP.NET web sites faster and easily.
- IIS is the web server from Microsoft which supports ASP.NET. To develop ASP.NET web sites, you must have IIS installed in your computer.
In ASP.NET programming, a web page is developed using HTML and a .NET programming language like C#, VB.NET or J#. You can choose your favourite .NET language to develop ASP.NET pages.
So, now you must be clear that ASP.NET is not a programming language and it requires a language like C# or VB.NET to develop ASP.NET web sites.
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