Environments Used By ASP.Net Developers

Most of the programming languages which organizations use need a development environment to code, test an run programs. ASP.net is a development technology that is built into the .net framework. ASP.net developers can create ASP.net applications using simple editor options such as notepad. ASP.net developers also work on visual studio .net is a MS – Program. Other options available for ASP.net developers add ASP.net web matrix which is also a Microsoft application. ASP.net web matrix is a convenient option and provides most of the features available with visual studio and it requires no purchase .net.

Installing the ASP.net enjoinment is an easy task for an ASP.net developer which runs on class libraries and on the CLR that is integrated into the .net framework. It is important to install .net framework on a machine before an ASP.net developer runs an ASP.net application on the system. .net is preconfigured on Windows 2003 and XP. Other operating systems will need to install the software. .Net framework can be setup in 2 ways .net framework SDK or VS.net

ASP developers require internet information servers to develop web applications on a system. IIS comes pre installed with some operating systems such as windows 2000,xp and 2003. ASP developers always have to configure their own IIS to run ASP.net web applications. It is advisable to install IIS before one installs visual studio .net on a machine to avoid any errors. ASP developers usually test and run all applications on a server by hosting providers as this gives ASP developers a all the details required to upload files onto a server, test those files etc. Web hosting companies normally add small fees to arranges for these services. Certain hosing providers do provide a small space to ASP.net Developers to check if their programs are working minus any fee.

ASP.net developers can purchase visual studio .net application software CD’s which comes as a set of 5 CDs. ASP.net web matrix can be downloaded from the net and is usually a small file of about 1.4MB. ASP. Net developers should always install .net framework before installing ASP.net Matrix; however there is no need to install IIS as it is in built with ASP.net Matrix. ASP.net developers require installing sql server 2000 or higher oracle in order to develop ASP.net Database driven programs. SQL servers are faster as compared to OLEDB connections and can improve the ASP.net performance greatly.