Summary

This chapter has been a real whistle -stop tour! We looked at:

• The problems of ASP.

• Why ASP.NET came about.

• The differences between ASP and ASP.NET.

• A simple example of an ASP.NET page.

ASP is still a great product, and it's really important to focus on why we had to change, and the benefits it will bring in the long term . Initially there will be some pain as you learn and move towards the .NET architecture, but ultimately your applications will be smaller, faster, and easier to write and maintain. That's pretty much what most developers want from life!

Now it's time to learn about the .NET Framework itself, and how all of these great features are provided.