MSDE/MS-SQL
.NET interop with VFP and VB mtdlls
web services (vfp and/or .NET)
ASP.NET
XML
C# or VB.NET
--this is the Microsoft route. It seems people are either strongly pro-microsoft or anti-microsoft. I myself am in the MS camp and think it's easier to create any type of application with MS tools as opposed to others.
CGI is definitely history - it doesn't scale well and was basically just a hack to get old .EXEs working with web sites. ISAPI will continue to be the fastest web application standard. A custom C++ ISAPI web app will outperform even new C# .NET web apps, but, it would take far longer to develop..


>Itt hleps to spel SKILLS corecktly.
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>What's hot? What's not? For today's job market.
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>.NET?
>Oracle?
>XML?
>DHTML?
>PHP?
>ASP?
>VB?
>Perl?
>C++?
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>and what else would be good to learn for web programming?
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>Isn't CGI kind of old technology or should I learn it also?
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>I know HTML and JavaScript and Java Applets and VB (beginner) and Access (beginner)
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>Thanks!
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>I would like to make myself more marketable and a hotter property.
>Your feedback is much appreciated.