ASP .NET

i just overheard some co-workers on my lunch break talking about ASP .NET.. i don't know much about it, nor do i really care to, other than it involves binaries/executables..

the way they were talkin, they made it sound as though web "scripting" would cease to exist, at least for business', as executables are so much more efficient and will take over the market.

would anyone with a little more insight care to give me your opinions/thoughts on the matter?

well, not realy.

first, you all know how i feel about MS, but .NET might just be one good thing to come out of MS in.. ever?

anyway, asp.net is not realy binary, but is compiled everytime asp script is changed. much like zend/APC php bytecode cache that "compiles" php sources on the first read and executes from memory for every next request.

it's a simple yet effective concept to speed things up a bit (and by "a bit" i mean 3-4 times )

Notepad,

here is a link to an article explaining .NET if you want more information.

http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/.NET/What_is_the_NET_Framework/

I disagree with your co-workers about the demise of scripting languages. Computers continue to get faster and faster, parsers get better and better, and caching/JIT compiling is getting better and faster. All this means that the speed edge that compiled languages enjoy over scripting languages is becoming smaller and less important. However, scripting languages will always enjoy the advantage of faster turn-around and easier maintainablity, regardless of technological advances.

To see an example of this sort of thing, take a look at memory usage. Back in the day, programmers were taught to use memory very efficiently since it was so limited. Now, it's barely even mentioned since memory is so cheap and plentiful. The same thing is happening to processor speed.

Don't mis-interrept me though: I don't think this should be used as an excuse for poor programming, it simply changes the landscape for choices in language, hardware, algorithms, features, etc. For some applications (number theory and graphics come to mind), efficient use of memory and CPU is still important since they often require/use as much as you can throw at it. Thankfully, most business applications are limited in what they can use.

My outcome of trying to figure out ASP.NET and its uses turn into the creation of a PHP Framework called "PHP Reusable Web Framework" (rwfPHP). Take a look at http://rwfphp.multispan.com

PHP Reusable Web Framework (rwfPHP) is a set of Object Oriented classes that allow development of Object Oriented Event driven web applications. The main goals of rwfPHP is to speed development through the use of a simple event driven model, reuse of code through web controls, and separation of presentation and logic layers through the use of templates.

Let me know what you think,

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