2009 23 Nov

Get A Headstart In Web Development With Microsoft ASP.NET

ASP.NET is one of the most powerful server-side scripting solutions around. Microsoft Visual Web Developer Is The Best Tool For Building ASP.NET Applications

A lot of people assume that, because the Express Edition is free, it is lightweight and has all of the really useful features missing. In fact, the opposite is true: all of the really useful stuff is available and this software has everything you need to start building ASP.NET applications.

You can download Web Developer 2008 Express Edition from Microsoft’s website. You will notice that the download page has links to several other free editions of Microsoft web development products. You can even download an ISO file which you can later burn to DVD. The download is very quick, since the downloaded file only contains an installer. When you run the installer, you will need to be connected to the internet so that the installer can download the necessary files.

If, later, you plan to buy one of the available editions of Microsoft Visual Studio and are looking for something to tide you over in the meantime, you may be better off downloading the free 90-day (Beat that Adobe!) trial version of the full product rather than the Express Edition.

The process of installing Visual Web Developer Express is simple, it is also very long process. You will need to use a computer with a high-speed internet connection, get the installation started and then go and make a cup of coffee or something.

Almost all ASP.NET websites will include some form of interaction with databases and, while it is possible to use Microsoft Access databases for this purpose, there will be performance issues as soon as the site starts to become popular. The recommended database solution is Microsoft SQL Server and this too is available in and express edition.

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