Hi,
I have so many questions I don't know where to start. I'm a decent C# developer but not too great with Web technologies but I'm learning by doing the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer qualification. I'll be using C#, ASP.NET 3.5, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.
Questions
1.1) How can I use E-Commerce and what is the best open source code for this for .NET 3.5 and ASP.NET.
3) Will developing using Visual Studio built in controls stop my website from working with browsers other than IE.
4) Are there other useful, well known .NET Web Controls out there that can be useful.
7) I was planning on using a cookie to keep a user ID and maybe some other user preferences and then retrieve the users details from the database and store them in SessionState. Is this the right way to go and what about people who have cookies turned off.
8) The .NET library provides some stuff to do authentication and authorization, so should I use this instead of making my own custom login as in Number 7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this.
9) I have been using Enterprise Library for the back end stuff but has anyone used the Web Application Block (Cant remember its exact name).
Answered
1 Q)Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, etc. what to use
1 A) Visual Studio but try to avoid WISYWIG
2 Q) What of Javascript and Ajax and their integration with Visual Studio.
2 A) Use Javascript to enhance existing functionality and AJAX for server callbacks. Use Javascript jQuery or Prototype frameworks.
5 Q) Are there other libraries of code which I could use.
5 A) Look into MVC for ASP.NET
6 Q) Can I host a website from home and how?
6 A) I can host a website from home but will need a static IP and decent bandwidth
10 Q) What of CSS
10 A) Use CSS for colours, decorational images, sizing, positioning, etc.
11 Q) HTML vs XHTML
11 A) Stick to XHTML (I prefer standards)
12 Q) What of XHTML and CSS Validation?
12 A) Use http://validator.w3.org/ and another one for css on the W3Schools website
I have so many questions I don't know where to start. I'm a decent C# developer but not too great with Web technologies but I'm learning by doing the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer qualification. I'll be using C#, ASP.NET 3.5, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008.
Questions
1.1) How can I use E-Commerce and what is the best open source code for this for .NET 3.5 and ASP.NET.
3) Will developing using Visual Studio built in controls stop my website from working with browsers other than IE.
4) Are there other useful, well known .NET Web Controls out there that can be useful.
7) I was planning on using a cookie to keep a user ID and maybe some other user preferences and then retrieve the users details from the database and store them in SessionState. Is this the right way to go and what about people who have cookies turned off.
8) The .NET library provides some stuff to do authentication and authorization, so should I use this instead of making my own custom login as in Number 7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this.
9) I have been using Enterprise Library for the back end stuff but has anyone used the Web Application Block (Cant remember its exact name).
Answered
1 Q)Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, etc. what to use
1 A) Visual Studio but try to avoid WISYWIG
2 Q) What of Javascript and Ajax and their integration with Visual Studio.
2 A) Use Javascript to enhance existing functionality and AJAX for server callbacks. Use Javascript jQuery or Prototype frameworks.
5 Q) Are there other libraries of code which I could use.
5 A) Look into MVC for ASP.NET
6 Q) Can I host a website from home and how?
6 A) I can host a website from home but will need a static IP and decent bandwidth
10 Q) What of CSS
10 A) Use CSS for colours, decorational images, sizing, positioning, etc.
11 Q) HTML vs XHTML
11 A) Stick to XHTML (I prefer standards)
12 Q) What of XHTML and CSS Validation?
12 A) Use http://validator.w3.org/ and another one for css on the W3Schools website
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and answered most of my questions but I'm still not sure about using Visual Studio as quite a few people seem to complain about standards. I'm going to take a look at a trial version of Dreamweaver to see if its any good.