Re: ASP vs ASP.NET

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From: Bob Barrows [MVP] (reb01501_at_NOyahoo.SPAMcom)
Date: 11/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:05:22 -0500

Laura K wrote:
> ASP is a scripting language with a
> lot of limitations.

No it isn't. It's a "platform" that supports the use of several scripting
languages.

> ASP.NET is a full blown OOP.

Again. It is not the language: it is a platform which supports several .Net
languages, including VB.Net and C#

I know this seems pedantic, but people need to understand the tools they are
using.

Bob Barrows 

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