Just a reaction to an article…

By Aurelie A. Peralta

I have read an article which is actually about the ever popular debate on PHP versus .NET issue. It was actually written by a guy who said that his purpose for writing the article is to help PHP developers who are being harassed by over-exuberant .NET fanatics, have a sort of “self-defense”. He also mentioned some common misconceptions about the comparison of PHP to .NET. I certainly agree with him when he pointed out that you cannot actually compare PHP with .NET, it is like comparing a truck to a road, because PHP is a scripting language and .NET is an application framework, an environment where you can develop and execute an application. Therefore, PHP should not be compared to .NET itself but instead it can be compared to the programming languages that runs on the .NET framework. (more…)

Introducing ASP.NET

By Aurelie A. Peralta

In 1996, Microsoft’s ASP or Active Server Pages was introduced. Since then, it has evolved to become one of the foremost dynamic website product and several versions of it was released. It turned out to be one of the best web development tools probably due to the ease with which complex pages and applications can be created combined with the ability to use custom components and existing Microsoft and third party commercial components through the Component Object Model (COM/COM+) architecture. (more…)

Connecting .NET application to a MySQL Database is as easy as 123

By Aurelie A. Peralta

I have a website client that commissioned me to create a website with some portions of it are active server pages that uses a database to display vital informations for its users. I developed the website using ASP.NET technology but immediately after showing him the homepage design of his website, told me to use MySQL for the database. Although it is not the popular choice for an ASP.NET application database, he opted to use MySQL probably because of its low cost in terms of hosting fees. Besides, there is no great deal in granting his request because in .NET, connecting to a MySQL database is as easy as 123. (more…)