VBScript vs Javascript

Report · Jun 19, 2006

Hi,
Can anyone tell me whether it is better to use ASP VBScript over ASP javascript when building pages/applications? And if so, why?
thanks
Ian

Report · Jun 19, 2006

On 19 Jun 2006 in macromedia.dreamweaver.appdev, iandobie wrote:

> Can anyone tell me whether it is better to use ASP VBScript over ASP
> javascript when building pages/applications? And if so, why?

In terms of performance, one's about the same as the other. Neither is
particularly hard to learn. The big advantage you'll find for VBScript
is that there's a lot of code samples available for you to study and/or
use; there's substantially less for ASP/Javascript.

That said - if you're just starting out and have to learn the whole thing
from scratch anyway, you might have a look at ASP.Net/C#. That's
Microsoft's platform for the future. Development on classic ASP has
ended, and going forward, more and more shops are going the .Net route.

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Report · Jun 19, 2006

> That said - if you're just starting out and have to learn the whole thing
> from scratch anyway, you might have a look at ASP.Net/C#. That's
> Microsoft's platform for the future. Development on classic ASP has
> ended, and going forward, more and more shops are going the .Net route.

Agreed, though ASP.net/VB.net seems to be equally as popular (though if
starting from scratch, I'd second the C# suggestion as well).

-Darrel

Report · Jun 19, 2006

As someone who coded ASP in VB and then moved to using it in ASP.Net, I also
endorse the notion of learning C#. When looking for tutorials and code
snippets the vast majority seem to be written in C#.

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"darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>
>> That said - if you're just starting out and have to learn the whole thing
>> from scratch anyway, you might have a look at ASP.Net/C#. That's
>> Microsoft's platform for the future. Development on classic ASP has
>> ended, and going forward, more and more shops are going the .Net route.
>
> Agreed, though ASP.net/VB.net seems to be equally as popular (though if
> starting from scratch, I'd second the C# suggestion as well).
>
> -Darrel
>

Report · Jun 19, 2006

What happens when this breaks the Live preview?

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"Paul Whitham AdobeCommunityExpert" <design@valleybiz.net> wrote in message
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> As someone who coded ASP in VB and then moved to using it in ASP.Net, I
> also endorse the notion of learning C#. When looking for tutorials and
> code snippets the vast majority seem to be written in C#.
>
> --
> Paul Whitham
> Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
> Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
>
> Valleybiz Internet Design
> www.valleybiz.net
>
> "darrel" <notreal@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:e76k9r$av9$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>>
>>> That said - if you're just starting out and have to learn the whole
>>> thing
>>> from scratch anyway, you might have a look at ASP.Net/C#. That's
>>> Microsoft's platform for the future. Development on classic ASP has
>>> ended, and going forward, more and more shops are going the .Net route.
>>
>> Agreed, though ASP.net/VB.net seems to be equally as popular (though if
>> starting from scratch, I'd second the C# suggestion as well).
>>
>> -Darrel
>>
>
>

Report · Jun 20, 2006

I must admit that as a comparative novice I do almost all of my development in Dreamweaver, and the learning of the actual code/language is something that develops much more slowly as a result.

I guess for my latest adventure into dynamic applications, I chose ASP over .Net because it seemed much easier to produce certain features like form validation/user authentication in dreamweaver using classic ASP.

.Net seems to have more functionality but doesn't yet seem to be fully supported by/integrated into Dreamweaver. Is that something that will happen in the next few years?

Report · Jun 20, 2006

Only time will tell with regard to DW and I guess we won't know until the
next version of DW comes out. The MX & 8 versions have used a custom class
to handle ASP.Net written in the 1.1 framework. The 2.0 framework was still
in beta when DW8 came out so there is no support for it.

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"iandobie" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I must admit that as a comparative novice I do almost all of my development
>in
> Dreamweaver, and the learning of the actual code/language is something
> that
> develops much more slowly as a result.
>
> I guess for my latest adventure into dynamic applications, I chose ASP
> over
> .Net because it seemed much easier to produce certain features like form
> validation/user authentication in dreamweaver using classic ASP.
>
> .Net seems to have more functionality but doesn't yet seem to be fully
> supported by/integrated into Dreamweaver. Is that something that will
> happen in
> the next few years?
>

Report · Jun 22, 2006

I think JS is more flexible. It implements prototype-based OOP which is very handy for me.
It is similar to C, C++ ans PHP (I mean similar syntax) so you can find many examples of code.