i wanna learn ASP but i dunno whch one to go , ASP or ASP.net ? Are ASP powerful in creating webpage , can it create forum ? and can anyone recommend me some books that are really useful and easy to learn??

While it is true that a lot of dynamic pages have been written in ASP.. you must realise that ASP.NET is the future.. ASP.NET is the next generation of ASP. it is not only an upgrade it represents an entirely different paradigm in web development. in my view it is bettre to just start off from ASP.NET rather than learn ASP first and then try to unlearn some of the features of ASP when you want to move to ASP.NET. ASP.NET is much easuer to learn.. faster in execution times and has more facilities created for you that you would have to code in ASP..

my recommendation.. GO ASP.NET! Learn IT it is the future and microsoft are making sure of IT!

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so i'll go for ASP.net , anyway active server pages(ASP) is it only for creating web pages or it is also one type of programming language , btw can ASP create forum (i think so) and which book is ueful and easy to learn , any recommendations?

Yes, it is very possible to create a forum using ASP.NET. ASP.NET is not really a language but a standard of developing dynamic web pages and you can use any .NET compliant language to code in it.

For a free book follow the link provided here - http://www.andreavb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?TopicID=222 - I haven't gone there myself but I'm sure you'll find something useful. Happy Coding.

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Yes you can create a forum with ASP.NET for a good book try any one of these:

ASP.NET Unleashed
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0672320681/ref=pd_sim_books_5/002-5777061-0781615?v=glance&s=books

Mastering ASP.NET with C#
http://www.sybex.com/sybexbooks.nsf/0/2a2f9ad38f7e392488256bca006f1d7c?OpenDocument

or
Professional ASP.NET 1.0
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1861007035/ref=cm_custrec_gl_rec/002-5777061-0781615?v=glance&s=books

Any of these should give a good grounding especially the first one


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