I could not agree more, this guy basically goes out of his way to mention the fact that ASP.NET has a heavier object model and will thus use more memory without addressing at all the point of this model.
ASP.NET is a very different way of programming a web application that has significant advantages over many of the other platforms that exist. A ton of the work and overhead that goes into writing validation functions and other "plumbing" code in other web application frameworks is already done in ASP.NET. Also, the fact that form controls are created by objects means that you can easily create standardized controls that inherit from the built in WebForm objects and are customized for your application. Basically with ASP.NET it becomes much easier to encapsulate and reuse the code that you write for web presentation, which is certainly a good thing.
Having not worked much in PHP, I cannot say anything bad about it and have heard very good things about working in it. That being said, it just seems like criticizing ASP.NET for being slow due to its heavier object model is missing the whole point.
Of course I am not that surprised since is article is written by Oracle, and they spend significant time in it going on about how DB Vender Lock-in is a good thing. I think that shows where this authors motivations lie.
Ever wonder how many people trade in their perfectly good machine because it is full of spyware and viruses due to an unpatched Windows installation and a direct DSL/Cable hookup? There are certainly people out there that think that a 2 year old machine is worthless even though all it needs is a fresh install.
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I could not agree more, this guy basically goes out of his way to mention the fact that ASP.NET has a heavier object model and will thus use more memory without addressing at all the point of this model.
ASP.NET is a very different way of programming a web application that has significant advantages over many of the other platforms that exist. A ton of the work and overhead that goes into writing validation functions and other "plumbing" code in other web application frameworks is already done in ASP.NET. Also, the fact that form controls are created by objects means that you can easily create standardized controls that inherit from the built in WebForm objects and are customized for your application. Basically with ASP.NET it becomes much easier to encapsulate and reuse the code that you write for web presentation, which is certainly a good thing.
Having not worked much in PHP, I cannot say anything bad about it and have heard very good things about working in it. That being said, it just seems like criticizing ASP.NET for being slow due to its heavier object model is missing the whole point.
Of course I am not that surprised since is article is written by Oracle, and they spend significant time in it going on about how DB Vender Lock-in is a good thing. I think that shows where this authors motivations lie.
Ever wonder how many people trade in their perfectly good machine because it is full of spyware and viruses due to an unpatched Windows installation and a direct DSL/Cable hookup? There are certainly people out there that think that a 2 year old machine is worthless even though all it needs is a fresh install.
Get on Slashdot... Talk about a good way to get your resume out there. No wonder this guy has no problem finding a contract gig.