Re: Best OS for .NET developement

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From: Nick Malik (nickmalik_at_hotmail.nospam.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:33:10 GMT

Yes, I mean XP Pro. You don't get the web server with XP Home, and you
can't develop web services or ASP.NET apps very well on a machine with no
web server.

You say you own every OS... they you probably have MSDN Universal. Good
choice.

2003 is better because:
a) you get IIS 6, which gives you application pooling, which is easier to
secure and allows more isolation between apps. That way, one apps bugs are
less likely to affect another app... you could, technically, use the same
web server to test three or four apps at the same time.

b) you get Sharepoint for free (Windows Sharepoint Services is a free
download for Windows Server 2003. This is the foundational technology for
Sharepoint Portal Server, which builds on WSS, but you don't need SPS to get
many of the best features, especially if you want to develop a new ASP.NET
app, and don't want to write as much code).

c) you get better support for multiprocessing servers

d) you get better support for Virtual Server (which I heartily recommend, by
the way, as a way of creating multiple test environments without needing to
create a half-dozen computers with different versions of an OS and/or
browser).

I'm sure there are white papers that do a better job... but that's my two
bits.
--- Nick

"RichG" <RichG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:175CFB1D-A7BF-4A13-8B56-613F30739EDB@microsoft.com...
> Nick
> I am assuming when you say XP thet you mean XP Pro and not the home
edition.
> If this is true, what is the advantage of developing on Pro rather than
the
> home edition.
> Also why would 2003 be better than XP for developing web apps.
> We own every operating system Micorsoft has, so i can install any of them,
> but Id rather not dual boot. Id rather buy another system for another OS.
> Thanks
>
> "Nick Malik" wrote:
>
> > My personal opinion: XP SP2 if you are developing a windows client
> > (because it is the most current, secure, and useful windows client) and
> > Windows Server 2003 if you are developing a web app.
> >
> > Also, at this point, if I were developing more than a few pages for an
> > ASP.NET application,
> > I would also be investigating whether I could use Sharepoint and simply
add
> > my functionality as web-parts.
> >
> > Anyway, good luck,
> > --- Nick
> >
> > "RichG" <RichG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:626D1398-924A-4472-8B2B-C2671BC225E0@microsoft.com...
> > > We are building a new developement system specifically for .NET
> > developement.
> > > We will bw using VB. and C#.
> > > What will be the best OS to install on the new system.
> > > What will be the best concidering the developed apps will be ran on
> > > everything from Win98 to XP Pro.
> > > What will be the best considering building interactive web apps using
> > ASP.NET
> >
> >
> >

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