ASP TO ASP.NET? Is it worth the time?

Planning to change the website from asp to asp.net

[Optimizer24]

We are planning to move to ASP.net from asp. Will it be worth the time taken to change.

We have a running ecommerce and well promoted website.

What are the advantages and disadvantages for the same?

Please share your experiences and ideas. Thanks

[cyril kearney]

There is no right answer to a question like this. Why are you looking to move? Why have you stayed with ASP and not moved before?

I have clients that are moving to ASP.NET 2.0 from ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.1. I suspect you will need a complete re-write to get to ASP.NET 2.0. What benefits to you expect to get from this effort.

My short answer is yes it is worth the time but it may not be worth the cost.

[txbakers]

I looked at migrating and decided it wasn't worth the effort to modernize. I saw no discernable benefit from coding in .NET vs. ASP at the time.

However, I am going to look again at .NET 2.0 and see if the promise is worth the effort.

[cyril kearney]

ASP.NET 2.0 more fully integrates all the ASP parts and reduces the amount of code a user needs to write.

Visual Web Developer Express Edition is free from Microsoft. Here's the url: [msdn.microsoft.com...]

Don't miss the free video tutorial by LearnVisualStudio.NET under Visual Web Developer ¦ Learning Resources. It is a 6 hour course on the basics for either Visual Basic or C#. That url is: [msdn.microsoft.com...]

. . . and good luck.

[sharbel]

The learning curve from ASP to .NET is pretty significant. Thankfully from 1.0/1.1 to 2.0, it's not bad at all.

Be prepared for a lot of learning of new 'ways' to do things from ASP to .NET.

I've been using .NET since beta 1 (of v1.0) and I haven't regretted it since.

[carguy84]

If there isn't a piece of functionality you need with .NET I don't see a need for you to make the change.

However, .NET has great caching features which could help any DB driven site perform better.

Chip-

[markbaa]

The main thing with me is the development time. I can make sites so much quicker in asp.net than in asp. And as someone else mentioned, they will be quicker for customers as well with the great cacheing features.

[mrMister]

We are planning to move to ASP.net from asp. Will it be worth the time taken to change.

A definite yes. The time lost learning ASP.Net will be recouped surprisingly quickly by the development time savings that ASP.Net brings.

Think of it as an investment with time. If a bank offered you a 100% per annum interest rate, you'd bite their hand off at the offer. ASP.Net is the same. Whilst it may cost you time in the short term, you'll find yourself developing applications far quicker in the years to come until ASP.Net is replaced. The sooner you switch, the bigger your return on investment.