Newbie to ASP.net

[Clement Kim]

Hi All,
As stated above, I am new to ASP.net. I have been using ASP2/3 for
about 6 years now. Bought some books on ASP.net. I was wondering, do
most of you guys use the Server and/or Web Controls. I guess the
thought of no more coding HTML is "mind-boggling". Has ASP.net become
like VB6 WinForms (drag and drop to create User Interface). Also, are
there any downsides in using Server and/or Web controls.
I am currently using VS.net and C#.

Thanks in advance,
Clem

[Steve C. Orr, MCSD]

HTML is old hat. Web Controls and the rest of ASP.NET encapsulate most of
that messiness for you.
You don't even need to know HTML at all to be a halfway decent ASP.NET
developer.
However it will come in handy from time to time for implementing more
advanced functionality.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD
[url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]


"Clement Kim" <clemorama@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> As stated above, I am new to ASP.net. I have been using ASP2/3 for
> about 6 years now. Bought some books on ASP.net. I was wondering, do
> most of you guys use the Server and/or Web Controls. I guess the
> thought of no more coding HTML is "mind-boggling". Has ASP.net become
> like VB6 WinForms (drag and drop to create User Interface). Also, are
> there any downsides in using Server and/or Web controls.
> I am currently using VS.net and C#.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Clem

[Clement Kim]

Steve,
Thanks for the quick reply. "Hardly anymore HTML coding, cool yet
weird." Just wondering do you use developersdex a lot? Never heard of it
until you and 2 others replied to my post. I guess I'll give it a try.

Thanks Again,
Clem


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[Clement Kim]

Eruess,
Thanks for the quick reply... I too am a control freak and that's why I
posted my question. I still can't believe it but you and a few others
said it's true. I understand what you mean by designing and programming
and from what little I've gathered, ASP.net is better at separating both
of these than ASP2/3 was.

Once Again Thanks,
Clem


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Usually get very quick responses from knowledgable users with good
suggestions.

Have been able to solve several key issues that could not be researched
in the MSDN Knowledge Base.

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[Kevin Spencer]

I have a tendancy to use a good bit of HTML in ASP.Net apps. I have seen way
too much abuse of WebControls and HtmlControls in ASP.Net pages. Places
where, for example, a simple image tag was needed, but the developer dragged
an ASP.Net Image control onto the page. This makes for a lot of overhead in
the end application. Raw HTML is compiled at run-time into LiteralControls,
which have very littel overhead. So, I have an optimization rule of thumb
which I go by:

1. Use HTML when you can (smallest footprint - compiles to LiteralControls)
2. If you need more functionality, use an HTMLControl (next smallest
footprint)
3. If necessary, use a WebControl (biggest footprint)

I do my HTML in FrontPage and then paste it into my ASPX pages in VS.Net.
Then I can right-click form elements and make them "runat=server" instantly,
drag other controls onto the page, etc. quite easily and quickly. Then I can
go about writing the CodeBehind.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
[url]http://www.takempis.com[/url]
Complex things are made up of
lots of simple things.


"Steve C. Orr, MCSD" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
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> HTML is old hat. Web Controls and the rest of ASP.NET encapsulate most of
> that messiness for you.
> You don't even need to know HTML at all to be a halfway decent ASP.NET
> developer.
> However it will come in handy from time to time for implementing more
> advanced functionality.
>
> --
> I hope this helps,
> Steve C. Orr, MCSD
> [url]http://Steve.Orr.net[/url]
>
>
> "Clement Kim" <clemorama@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:b4921214.0308071425.1c52fff1@posting.google.c om...

> > Hi All,
> > As stated above, I am new to ASP.net. I have been using ASP2/3 for
> > about 6 years now. Bought some books on ASP.net. I was wondering, do
> > most of you guys use the Server and/or Web Controls. I guess the
> > thought of no more coding HTML is "mind-boggling". Has ASP.net become
> > like VB6 WinForms (drag and drop to create User Interface). Also, are
> > there any downsides in using Server and/or Web controls.
> > I am currently using VS.net and C#.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Clem

>
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