WARNING! These tutorials are three years old. They will be here as long as there is a demand, but they will have a new home in a folder called "archives". Why have I been so quiet for so long?

mE On .NET. 

Things have changed recently - for the better. VB and ASP as you knew them a year ago will soon be forgotten. Patches, service packs, and add-ons aren't cutting it. If it was built on top of classes that were once a patch for a transition to new technology 5 years ago, it's marked for retirement...
Buh bye, COM!!!   

Sure there's a backlash . The competition hates it and so do the people who don't want to have to move to a new cubicle. You're going to hear plenty of elite or lazy programmers crying that MS has destroyed the spirit of VB. Personally, I have nothing against "spirits" who might be happy pushing boulders up a hill for eternity. If I thought there was going to be a significant demand in the market for boulder pushers in 2-3 years, I might not have started archiving what has been one of the aspalliance's most successful columns. ASP.NET is *NOT* server-side script. ASP is better than ever and will blow you away.

Should I learn Java or .NET ?: Come on, are you serious? Start learning both and let the marketing departments fight it out. Both sides are right.  Both platforms can do almost as much as the other. Make a decision that works for you and your business.

Personally, I'll be coding with C# in.NET. Frankly, I'm sick of the whining I hear in the VB and Java communities lately. C'mon, put a new diaper on and try writing something worthwhile.

Glenn Cook

ARCHIVES

Classic ASP:
Making Smart Pages: This tutorial covers some ASP basics to get you on-track to making cool web-applications. Click here!

Classic ASP: 
Search Form  This tutorial is thorough and provides working code that will have you on your way to searching databases with ASP!

Classic ASP:
The Infamous Cheesy Cookie!  
A little cookie recipe 

Classic ASP:
The Shopping Cart and your new best friend...The Session:

Classic ASP: 
Understanding Index Server for your ASP endeavors: