How do I learn ASP.net if I know COBOL?

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Cobol is a static non-OO programming language to write "console apps" as they are called in the microsoft .net framework. still, there are few programmers left who know how to write cobol! so if the asp .net stuff does not work out you still have a chance.

Modern websites with server-side components are written in c# (or vb .net if you must). asp .net is web pages with html and asp net web controls. a web page can have a code-behind in C# in which you can do almost anything.

So you need to know a bit of web design. if you need it, get a good html beginners book. next you need to get started with asp .net. Look for the "start learning" section on http://www.asp.net/get-started/. You can download the free visual web designer with C# and sql server 2008 express from microsoft.

whereas a cobol program basically reads from input and writes to output, a typical web app in asp .net is event driven with database access and dynamic features in ajax or silverlight. Try one of the examples and modify it.
 
Cobol is a static non-OO programming language to write "console apps" as they are called in the microsoft .net framework. still, there are few programmers left who know how to write cobol! so if the asp .net stuff does not work out you still have a chance.

Modern websites with server-side components are written in c# (or vb .net if you must). asp .net is web pages with html and asp net web controls. a web page can have a code-behind in C# in which you can do almost anything.

So you need to know a bit of web design. if you need it, get a good html beginners book. next you need to get started with asp .net. Look for the "start learning" section on http://www.asp.net/get-started/. You can download the free visual web designer with C# and sql server 2008 express from microsoft.

whereas a cobol program basically reads from input and writes to output, a typical web app in asp .net is event driven with database access and dynamic features in ajax or silverlight. Try one of the examples and modify it.
 
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