Bob, As far as I know, Web Matrix is just an enhanced, visual NotePad. Although it's great for creating .NET web applications, you can only edit one page (file) at a time, and cannot work with a whole project. I haven't used it yet, but this is what I've been told by other developers in my department who've tried to use it.
We currently use CodeCharge Studio, which automatically generates .NET, but also Java Servlets and JSP, so we really don't loose either way and can regenerate JSP applications in .NET if needed. And Visual Studio.NET may be the only choice if you want to manually code your applications. There is nothing that can replace it, and Web Matrix probably is good for "toying" or learning .NET. But of course both CCS and VS.NET are not free, and since you're so excited about "free", you're probably not developing anything serious? :-) M --- Bob Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have people checked out the new Web Matrix > development tool? Someone > pointed me at it last week and I just spent the last > few hours playing with > it. I have to admit it is very cool, and -- I'm > still stunned by this -- > free! > > You can find more info and download it from: > http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/ > > There is also an online tour at: > http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/tour/getstarted/intro.aspx > > From what I've found already, it provides WYSIWYG > web page development > (drag/drop ala VB or other client forms designers), > Data Access development > (build/create databases/tables/sprocs), Data Code > Development (it has > wizards to auto-generate data access code), and > Mobile Development (target > cell phones, etc). > > Frankly I was a .NET skeptic and firm Java bigot > (haven't touched MS > development stuff since '99) -- but this tool has me > wondering. > > Have others tried it? What are your thoughts? > There are a lot of people in > my company who are reading up on ASP.NET and pushing > it hard. I've been > fighting them off successfully for the last few > months -- but honestly I'm > now wondering myself (especially now that ASP.NET > supports Apache). > > Thoughts? > > - Bob > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: > http://messenger.msn.com > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". > For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: > "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". > Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: > > http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp > http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp > http://www.jspinsider.com ===== Martin Yager Cott Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://archives.java.sun.com/jsp-interest.html http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.jsp http://www.jguru.com/faq/index.jsp http://www.jspinsider.com
