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OK guys here is where i might come into my own
I am an ASP programmer by design, I have been programming in ASP for close
to four years. I think I have been coding in Tango for 4 weeks at most
Here as what I found the pluses and minuses for both technologies
For ASP:
1. Ships FREE with IIS
2. Native instruction
3. Huge developer base (VB, VBA, VBS programmers amd JavaScript)
4. BIG ONE FOR ME: Can include the DSN as an include file (please dont
flame if you can do this in tango ...just show me)
5. Can be coded without using specialised editors
For Tango
1. Bloody quick development (RAD++)
2. Nice design interface
3. Fairly easy to learn if you have done previous server side development
4. Brilliant COM+ support
Cons ASP
1. Known vunerabilities (translatef bug etc)
2. Runs on IIS
3. Can be messy if you mix languages (JScript and VBScript)
4. Portability an issue (needc third party plugins)
5. Slower Dev time (from code to ship)
Cons Tango
1. Not as wide a user base
2. Runs on top IIS
3. Added cost (Buy Dev + App Server)
4. Ports to three web servers (APACHE, MAC, IIS)
5. Hard to code without Tango editor
Now I have quite easily managed to integrate the two languages (running
from asp to tango and back again).
Now to put a few points to rest ... ASP can run on Apache (via Chillisoft
ChilliASP and ChilliSpice (CDONTS support) this will also run ASP on
Solaris)
As for scalable .. its six of one, half dozen of another. Portability is
virtually the same (unless you change DSNs and then its a bit of a
nightmare Tango side)
I am not too sure of execution times or server times when running either
lanague on simliar type apps
But I will put it this way .. for your ASP programmers this will be
another language they can learn (something to put on their CV!). I am
managing to do it, even if it takes a little shift in my mind-set
It seems futile to re-invent the wheel when the app is developed. You
might be in an ideal situation because both type of developers will be
able to give each other ideas
Just my 0.02c (go Euro!)
Regards
Niall
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Niall Merrigan
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