Re: newbie ? - choose java over asp?

From: Ryan Stewart (zzanNOtozz_at_gSPAMo.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 21:22:25 -0500

"chris" <genpub5@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:rAAoc.53710$n7P1.41181@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> hi all
>
>
>
> after many years of working as mostly an asp developer, i finally decided
it
> was time to try to pick up java. i've gotten about 1/4 into my 'intro to
> ...' book, figuring out the basics of things like applet. as an asp
> developer, i kept looking for the 'magical abilities' that java would have
> over asp.
Keep looking. They're there.

> i didn't really find any. i realize i have a ton of reading left
> to do before i have a sense of what java can really do, but from a web
> developer's perspective, would there be any advantage to use java over asp
> for common developer chores (read form fields, add/update/delete records,
do
> page security)?
Immense advantages in my experience, but then I've not used ASP.NET. I hear
it's somewhat better than standard ASP (which I consider evil).

> java obviously has graphics, oop, 'write once, run
> anywhere' features to it, but how do these really benefit the basic asp
> developer writing scripts designed to perform fairly routine chores?
The graphics side of Java won't help you in server-side development
obviously, but Java is widely used and highly standards-oriented, both for
standalone and web applications. Assuming you're looking into Java strictly
for web development, I'd advise you to learn the basics of the Java
language, such as primitive types, exception handling, operators, and
syntax. Then spend some time getting a feel for object oriented programming
(any good Java primer will have a good bit on that). Then finally look into
J2EE. That's Java 2 Enterprise Edition. It's all about web development. Look
into servlets first, then JSPs. Again, a basic Java book should at least
touch on these subjects. Eventually look at an application framework like
Struts. You can ignore AWT and Swing, which should cut several chapters out
of your reading. On a side note, one of the great things about developing in
Java is that it's totally free. You can download the Java SDK, an IDE
(NetBeans, Eclipse, JDeveloper), and a servlet container like Tomcat, and
run them all for free at work, at home, or anywhere in between.

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