ASP web development

What is required

[operafan]

Had to ask this silly question, I searched MS product review site but couldn't understand if I should use MS Visual Studio or Visual Basic to learn to develop stuff based on MS Sql database?

And with regards to [microsoft.com...]
I cant find a download or purchase for the developer version.

With this in mind now a days most hosting co comes with unlimited SQL database but on a VPS system it's rather hard to find.

[wardbekker]

operafan,

For asp web development on your developer workstation you need:

Windows XP (install Internet Information Server)
Sql Server Developer edition if you want to develop solutions for this DBMS. This edition cannot be downloaded for free.

[operafan]

how about the tools to develop it - will isual Studio® .NET Professional version 2003 be able to do more than Visual Basic® .NET Standard 2003 or i need both to develop web applications?

thanks

[wardbekker]

If you want to develop asp web applications, you need neither one.

For asp.net applications, visual studio is not required, but i would recommend using it.

If you only want to program in VB.Net, Visual Basic® .NET Standard 2003 is fine.

Although, career wise, learing C# is maybe a better investment.