getting better at ASP

[Deborah D Brown]

I have no "black belt" question as yet.....I'm learning ASP, and I'm
familiar with basic stuff. I'm starting a new job next week and they use
ASP technologies. I have a couple of questions:

1. What is a good reference (book/online) that I could refer to in learning
more advanced things in ASP?
2. What is the best tool for creating ASP pages? Interdev doesnt seem to
like me too well.
3. Should I make the jump and start learning ASP+?.....is it much different
from ASP 3?

I've become more interesting in web programming (considering I'm a VB geek)
and ASP to me is like HTML on steroids. I already have started building my
ASP book stack with two books, and I'm sure i'll be buying more. (if i
could earn frequent flyer miles for the times I visit my Borders bookstore,
I could fly around the world twice hehe)

Any suggestions?

Thankx,
Deb

[Scott Mitchell]

Hello Deborah.

I am a big fan of the on-line resources, there are just so many great ASP
sites, a few of the great ones listed here:

http://www.4GuysFromRolla.com
http://www.asp101.com
http://www.learnasp.com
http://www.aspfree.com

Also, I would recommend my first book for beginners (Sams Teach Yourself
Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...uysfromrollaco)
and Wrox's Professional Active Server Pages 3.0 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...uysfromrollaco).

ASP+ is something very interesting, and I am very excited about it... but
realize that it is still about a full year away from being RTMed... ****,
we don't even have the first beta out yet (although this will probably (hopefully)
happen before the end of this month)!

I'd suggest sticking to ASP for now, and worry about ASP+ later down the
line, after you've worked on solidifying your ASP skills...

I think the world of ASP and really enjoy working with it... I hope you find
it to be as neat and rewarding... Happy Programming!


Scott Mitchell
mitchell@4guysfromrolla.com
http://www.4GuysFromRolla.com
http://www.ASPMessageBoard.com
http://www.ASPFAQs.com

* When you think ASP, think 4GuysFromRolla.com!

"Deborah D Brown" <computrz@geocities.com> wrote:
>I have no "black belt" question as yet.....I'm learning ASP, and I'm
>familiar with basic stuff. I'm starting a new job next week and they use
>ASP technologies. I have a couple of questions:
>
>1. What is a good reference (book/online) that I could refer to in learning
>more advanced things in ASP?
>2. What is the best tool for creating ASP pages? Interdev doesnt seem
to
>like me too well.
>3. Should I make the jump and start learning ASP+?.....is it much different
>from ASP 3?
>
>I've become more interesting in web programming (considering I'm a VB geek)
>and ASP to me is like HTML on steroids. I already have started building
my
>ASP book stack with two books, and I'm sure i'll be buying more. (if i
>could earn frequent flyer miles for the times I visit my Borders bookstore,
>I could fly around the world twice hehe)
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thankx,
>Deb
>
>
>

[Deborah D Brown]

Thank you for responding Scott. I seem to be on the right path, because I
already got your book, and I already have 4GuysFromRolla bookmarked. =)

I too am a big fan on on-line resources, considering I have strategically
placed my computer desk in the living room, so there's no reason for me to
get up from here, as long as I don't lose the key to the lock on the chair
(hehehe).

Thanx again Scott!!

Deb




"Scott Mitchell" <mitchell@4guysfromrolla.com> wrote in message
news:39eca0ef@news.devx.com...
>
> Hello Deborah.
>
> I am a big fan of the on-line resources, there are just so many great ASP
> sites, a few of the great ones listed here:
>
> http://www.4GuysFromRolla.com
> http://www.asp101.com
> http://www.learnasp.com
> http://www.aspfree.com
>
> Also, I would recommend my first book for beginners (Sams Teach Yourself
> Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...uysfromrollaco)
> and Wrox's Professional Active Server Pages 3.0
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...uysfromrollaco).
>
> ASP+ is something very interesting, and I am very excited about it... but
> realize that it is still about a full year away from being RTMed... ****,
> we don't even have the first beta out yet (although this will probably
(hopefully)
> happen before the end of this month)!
>
> I'd suggest sticking to ASP for now, and worry about ASP+ later down the
> line, after you've worked on solidifying your ASP skills...
>
> I think the world of ASP and really enjoy working with it... I hope you
find
> it to be as neat and rewarding... Happy Programming!
>
>
> Scott Mitchell
> mitchell@4guysfromrolla.com
> http://www.4GuysFromRolla.com
> http://www.ASPMessageBoard.com
> http://www.ASPFAQs.com
>
> * When you think ASP, think 4GuysFromRolla.com!
>
> "Deborah D Brown" <computrz@geocities.com> wrote:
> >I have no "black belt" question as yet.....I'm learning ASP, and I'm
> >familiar with basic stuff. I'm starting a new job next week and they use
> >ASP technologies. I have a couple of questions:
> >
> >1. What is a good reference (book/online) that I could refer to in
learning
> >more advanced things in ASP?
> >2. What is the best tool for creating ASP pages? Interdev doesnt seem
> to
> >like me too well.
> >3. Should I make the jump and start learning ASP+?.....is it much
different
> >from ASP 3?
> >
> >I've become more interesting in web programming (considering I'm a VB
geek)
> >and ASP to me is like HTML on steroids. I already have started building
> my
> >ASP book stack with two books, and I'm sure i'll be buying more. (if i
> >could earn frequent flyer miles for the times I visit my Borders
bookstore,
> >I could fly around the world twice hehe)
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >Thankx,
> >Deb
> >
> >
> >
>