Actually, I am enjoying .NET. First VB.NET and then C#. I like C# more as it does not allow you to things that will catch you later – like leave an open connection. :)

I have used 14 different programming languages professionally, before I began using .NET. As long as I get paid and can get the job done (in that order!), I do not care what tool I use to create software applications.

If .NET continues to evolve as it seems to have done so far, then it will become even more interesting and fun to use.

Some software tools are better than others. I am not the decision maker. You see, just like all the rest of you troops in the trenches, “we just do not see the big picture”! Only management is capable of making “the right decision”! :)



>Are you not enjoying ASP.NET? It's different in some ways from what I am used to but I like it.
>
>
>>Good morning John;
>>
>>ASP.NET is more verbose. Surely that makes it a better tool for software development! :)
>>
>>At least my company pays me to do ASP.NET. That being the case I really do not care. Why be efficient when you can be "Microsoft Compliant", and support company mandated policies and procedures at the same time? :)
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>>I hope I never have to learn that godawful language. Do you have to type it in that way or is it generated by a GUI builder?
>>>
>>>In the interests of clarity, I thought I'd provide sample ASP.NET code to perform similar SQL, except with none of the error checking or handling included in the PHP version:
>>>
>>>

>>>< %@ Page CompilerOptions='/R:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Odbc.Net\Microsoft.data.odbc.dll"'% >
>>>< %@ Import Namespace="System.Data" % >
>>>< %@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.Data.Odbc" % >
>>><SCRIPT Language="VB" Runat="server">
>>>Sub Page_Load(Source as object, e as EventArgs)
>>>Dim sConString As String = "DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 3.51 Driver}; SERVER=linux3;
>>>DATABASE=maindata; UID=user1; PASSWORD=user1pass; OPTION=3"
>>>Dim oConnection as ODBCConnection = new ODBCConnection(sConString)
>>>Dim sSQL as String = "SELECT name,contact,email,enabled,username FROM customer"
>>>Dim oDataAdapter as ODBCDataAdapter = New ODBCDataAdapter(sSQL, oConnection)
>>>Dim oDataSet as DataSet = new DataSet()
>>>oDataAdapter.Fill(oDataSet)
>>>

>>>
>>>Here's the PHP equivalent, removing variables and error checking so it's equivalent:
>>>
>>>

>>><?php
>>>$connection=mysql_connect("linux3","user1","user1password");
>>>$db=mysql_select_db("maindata",$connection);
>>>$sql="SELECT name,contact,email,enabled,username FROM customer";
>>>$result=mysql_query($sql);
>>>

>>>
>>>Now we should ask a VFP person familiar with neither which is the more "godawful". ;-)