NEWBIE> Need your opinion.

<i><b>Originally posted by : Dano (autogear@home.com)</b></i><br />Hi,<br /><br />I want to learn a server-side language and I decided on ASP. I mainly want to build dynamic(news,polls,forums)and personalized web pages.<br /><br />I have a few questions:<br /><br />1. Do I start with ASP or ASP.NET?<br />(There seems to be a lot more support,examples and web sites for<br />ASP, but ASP.NET seems easier to program and is the emerging standard)<br /> <br />2. What language should I learn(C#,VB,J-Script)?<br />( I don't know any now, so I have no preference)<br /><br />3. What is a good beginner book on ASP/ASP.NET?<br /><br />Any help would be appreciated?<br />

<i><b>Originally posted by : tricia (trishkitts@yahoo.com)</b></i><br />I'm still a newbie myself, but here's my opinion:<br /><br />1) ASP - because there is more help out there, you'll need as many (free) resources as possible (and I don't know ASP.NET) <br /><br />2) VB - you'll use a lot of the same stuff VB-ASP<br /><br />3) Online samples seem more helpful than books (for me) but I would definitely take on a short-span-of-attention book. The important thing is not to get overwhelmed & discouraged. I do NOT recommend "Instant ASP Scripts" by Buczek - huge book with very few answers.<br /><br />GOOD LUCK!<br />------------<br />Dano at 1/11/2001 3:09:04 AM<br /><br />Hi,<br /><br />I want to learn a server-side language and I decided on ASP. I mainly want to build dynamic(news,polls,forums)and personalized web pages.<br /><br />I have a few questions:<br /><br />1. Do I start with ASP or ASP.NET?<br />(There seems to be a lot more support,examples and web sites for<br />ASP, but ASP.NET seems easier to program and is the emerging standard)<br /> <br />2. What language should I learn(C#,VB,J-Script)?<br />( I don't know any now, so I have no preference)<br /><br />3. What is a good beginner book on ASP/ASP.NET?<br /><br />Any help would be appreciated?<br />