> My company is looking to migrate from classic ASP to ASP.Net. I know
> the de facto IDE for ASP.Net is Visual Studio which will be a good step
> up from Dreamweaver. We are currently on a shared hosting plan and I'm
> wondering what is the best way to integrate remote web development in
> VS.Net and our web host? I know a lot of people use FrontPage
> Extensions but I've heard some bad things about them. What is everyone
> else using? Are there any alternatives to FP Exts?
>
> Thanks

"cbmeeks" <cbme***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Get Visual Studio 2005 and don't look back.  It's great for ASP.NET
> programming.
>
> Also, the FP Extensions are better than FTP in my opinion.  Seem to be
> quicker but it really depends on your ISP.
>
> How many people are going to be developing on the same project?  If
> just one, then you don't have to worry about IIS.  You can just run the
> demo mode locally.
>
> I really recommend developing on a LAN or locally too. Demo it there
> and post live to the remote.  You will go NUTS waiting for remote
> check-ins/uploads, etc.
>
> Oh, and I've done a lot of ASP to ASP.NET coding in the past.  I worked
> for a company that forced me to use ASP and VB6.  Then, seeing the
> future, I migrated them slowly to ASP.NET and VB/C#.NET.  Too bad I
> didn't go all WinForms though...hehehe
>
> Ok, to throw in a shameless plug, feel free to take up some ASP.NET
> discussions at my new and improved (how can something be improved if
> it's new???) web site for coders:
>
> http://www.codershangout.com
>
> cbmeeks
>
>
> joelra***@gmail.com wrote:
>> My company is looking to migrate from classic ASP to ASP.Net. I know
>> the de facto IDE for ASP.Net is Visual Studio which will be a good step
>> up from Dreamweaver. We are currently on a shared hosting plan and I'm
>> wondering what is the best way to integrate remote web development in
>> VS.Net and our web host? I know a lot of people use FrontPage
>> Extensions but I've heard some bad things about them. What is everyone
>> else using? Are there any alternatives to FP Exts?
>>
>> Thanks
>

> In addition, I wouldn't get rid of Dreamweaver yet. Although Visual Studio
> is the best development software on the market, it is lacking in support for
> HTML design. You can do design work in Dreamweaver and incorporate the HTML
> in Visual Studio.
>
> --
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Spencer
> Microsoft MVP
> Logostician
> http://unclechutney.blogspot.com
>
> Parabola is a mate of plane.
>
>
> "cbmeeks" <cbme***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165028447.381016.43800@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Get Visual Studio 2005 and don't look back.  It's great for ASP.NET
> > programming.
> >
> > Also, the FP Extensions are better than FTP in my opinion.  Seem to be
> > quicker but it really depends on your ISP.
> >
> > How many people are going to be developing on the same project?  If
> > just one, then you don't have to worry about IIS.  You can just run the
> > demo mode locally.
> >
> > I really recommend developing on a LAN or locally too. Demo it there
> > and post live to the remote.  You will go NUTS waiting for remote
> > check-ins/uploads, etc.
> >
> > Oh, and I've done a lot of ASP to ASP.NET coding in the past.  I worked
> > for a company that forced me to use ASP and VB6.  Then, seeing the
> > future, I migrated them slowly to ASP.NET and VB/C#.NET.  Too bad I
> > didn't go all WinForms though...hehehe
> >
> > Ok, to throw in a shameless plug, feel free to take up some ASP.NET
> > discussions at my new and improved (how can something be improved if
> > it's new???) web site for coders:
> >
> > http://www.codershangout.com
> >
> > cbmeeks
> >
> >
> > joelra***@gmail.com wrote:
> >> My company is looking to migrate from classic ASP to ASP.Net. I know
> >> the de facto IDE for ASP.Net is Visual Studio which will be a good step
> >> up from Dreamweaver. We are currently on a shared hosting plan and I'm
> >> wondering what is the best way to integrate remote web development in
> >> VS.Net and our web host? I know a lot of people use FrontPage
> >> Extensions but I've heard some bad things about them. What is everyone
> >> else using? Are there any alternatives to FP Exts?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >

"Rad [Visual C# MVP]" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On 6 Dec 2006 04:51:37 -0800, cbmeeks wrote:
>
>> Has anyone tried Microsoft's new Web Express or whatever they're
>> calling it??
>>
>> cbmeeks
>>
>> Are you a programmer?
>> http://www.codershangout.com
>>
>
> Visual Web Developer you mean. Yes indeed. It's surprisingly fully
> functional for a free product, complete with reporting functionality
>
>
> --
> Bits.Bytes
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